Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoTelevision channel Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle lawsuit over claims it made about the 2020 presidential electionedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkTelevision channel Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle lawsuit over claims it made about the 2020 presidential electionedition.cnn.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoDefamation is a civil issue so you can’t be jailed for it, I believe.
minus-squarefloo@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 day agoYeah, that’s the problem. Make this specific type of misrepresentation a crime.
minus-squareJBar2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoI’m sure the legislative branch controlled by Republicans will get right on that
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoThe Democrats would never do that either. This is a capitalist dictatorship problem; both parties are owned by, and answer, to it.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoThere’s criminal charges for yelling “fire” in a crowded building with no fire… Why shouldn’t there be criminal charges for intentionally lying an election was stolen which lead to a literal coup attempt?
minus-squareJBar2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoThere’s actually several scenarios where you can yell fire in a crowded theater Regardless, they are 2 completely separate situations. Until leadership gets serious about white collar crime, we’re stuck with what we have
Defamation is a civil issue so you can’t be jailed for it, I believe.
Yeah, that’s the problem. Make this specific type of misrepresentation a crime.
I’m sure the legislative branch controlled by Republicans will get right on that
The Democrats would never do that either. This is a capitalist dictatorship problem; both parties are owned by, and answer, to it.
There’s criminal charges for yelling “fire” in a crowded building with no fire…
Why shouldn’t there be criminal charges for intentionally lying an election was stolen which lead to a literal coup attempt?
There’s actually several scenarios where you can yell fire in a crowded theater
Regardless, they are 2 completely separate situations. Until leadership gets serious about white collar crime, we’re stuck with what we have