It's Time to Stop Arresting People for Trolling the Government
Criminal defamation charges for criticizing officials on social media can result in fines and even jail time in some US states.
Source: wired.com
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Police Chief Sends Officers Out To Arrest Man For Calling The Chief A 'Dirty' Cop
If any state still has a criminal defamation law on the books (and there are more than you would think), it needs to get rid of it posthaste. Besides the obvious Constitutional implications, the laws act as lèse-majesté analogs wielded by powerful government officials to silence their critics. Criminal defamation laws have been abused multiple…
Source: techdirt.com
Police Chief Sends Officers Out To Arrest Man For Calling The Chief A 'Dirty' Cop
If any state still has a criminal defamation law on the books (and there are more than you would think), it needs to get rid of it...
Source: techdirt.com