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Old 01-16-2016, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by goodtimesintv View Post
Amen! They slander a business for what an employee did at home or in the parking lot at a bar late night after work. Imagine if every mug shot and article title listed the name of the bar where the drunk drinks every night and hangs out the most. The resident bar flies would have FITS that their favorite bar owner was being characterized by the slob who got arrested for burglary, rape or whatever.
Slander? I do not think so. Simply reporting where an alleged perpetrator or a criminal is employed does not constitute slander. Slander is a false and malicious ORAL statement about a person or business. The online news service provides as accurate as available printed information which is not malicious or false.
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