horsetrio
08-26-2007, 12:53 PM
A few weeks ago I was threatened with arrest if I did not remove a post from the yahoo group MainesChance. Apparently, the person i was speaking about did not like what i had to say. I've never had my civil rights infringed upon before & was wondering if this happens alot. The posts were not removed, & hopefully the offending cops were removed from their positions.
AngieAki
08-26-2007, 05:07 PM
Your right to commit slander was threatened? I am assuming that is the charge that would be filled against you, but I am no lawyer.
"In law, defamation is the communication of a statement that makes a false claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may harm the reputation of an individual, business, product, group, government or nation. Most jurisdictions allow legal actions, civil and/or criminal, to deter various kinds of defamation and retaliate against criticism.
The common law origins of defamation lie in the torts of slander (harmful statement in a transitory form, especially speech) and libel (harmful statement in a fixed medium, especially writing but also a picture, sign, or electronic broadcast), each of which gives a common law right of action.
"Defamation" is the general term used internationally, and is used in this article where it is not necessary to distinguish between "slander" and "libel". Libel and slander both require publication. The fundamental distinction between libel and slander lies solely in the form in which the defamatory matter is published. If the offending material is published in some fleeting form, as by spoken words or sounds, sign language, gestures and the like, then this is slander. If it is published in more durable form, for example in written words, film, compact disc (CD), DVD, internet blogging and the like, then it is considered libel.
A Libel, within the context of admiralty law, is the equivalent of a lawsult, and the "libellant" (or libalent) is the equivalent of a plaintiff in an action at law."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slander
"Civil rights are rights that are bestowed by nations on those within their territorial boundaries, while natural or human rights are rights that many scholars claim that individuals have by nature of being born."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights
rogintheUP
10-24-2007, 04:54 AM
Yes. Definitely. And it cost me 40,000$ and a Master's Degree. All because my religious values & political views were not PC.