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please explain
I'll say she should have been forced to resign and possibly have charges filed against her. She clearly denied someone full help because of their race.
You just started a thread about this exact same subject - in which we're discussing it most heavily.
At first, yes... but now that all the evidence has been provided, absolutely not! Who ever edited the video to make her our to be a racist is pathetic.
Does anyone know if the person who tried ruining her career (the editors and/or distributors) can be charged with slander? If so, could they be brought to court even though her record has been straightened out?
To prove slander or libel (a/k/a defamation), you need to prove:
1. That the thing said was false. The defense here would be that it wasn't false, except for the fact that it's not the playing of the tape that is the falsehood here, it's the lying about what it represented and what the context was.
2. That people believed it, even though it was false. Easy to prove. Some people still believe it even though it's been debunked. Of course, some people still believe that no one landed on the moon, too.
3. That you were harmed in some way. This is usually shown by something significant like losing your job. Check again.
So yeah, I think she has a good case.
Absolutely not. She was used as a sacrificial lamb for political purposes, and it's one of the most disgusting political moves I've witnessed in my life.
Thanks! But how about now that her record has been straightened out and then if she got her job back? She might just want to move on with her life, but I'd hope that the person/people responsible for all this is/are at the very least identified.
please explain
I'll say she should have been forced to resign and possibly have charges filed against her. She clearly denied someone full help because of their race.
Oh dear oh dear, another one who pulls the trigger without looking at what they think their target should be.
Absolutely not. She was used as a sacrificial lamb for political purposes, and it's one of the most disgusting political moves I've witnessed in my life.
At first, yes... but now that all the evidence has been provided, absolutely not! Who ever edited the video to make her our to be a racist is pathetic.
Does anyone know if the person who tried ruining her career (the editors and/or distributors) can be charged with slander? If so, could they be brought to court even though her record has been straightened out?
I sure do hope someone is held responsible and they have to pay dearly. But it's enough for me to see the egg on the face of the rightwing propaganda machine. Hopefully SOME will learn from this. (But I doubt it.)
can you believe the response to this poll?