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Originally posted by lawpal
I support free speech 100%...At the same time, you have to be careful with the words you choose. It is one thing to say that you had a bad experience working with someone and that you do not think they were a good employee based upon the services rendered in exchange for money paid, or you thought they stole your money because they did not provide you with the services or product you contracted for. On the other hand it is clearly something different to call someone a "Lying, Psycho, Homeless, Drugged Ass Bitch!" Those terms, because they are purportedly factual statements used in the context of a post specifically aimed to cause damage to their potential to work in an specific business might be construed by a jury of your peers as defamation, and if they resulted in her inability to get another job they might be construed as having caused her to suffer damages.
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Thank you. I am always telling people that simply because you are on a message board doesn't exempt you from lawsuits for defamation and other losses and damages, so people should put the brain in gear before they open their mouths and realize that you might even lose a lawsuit if what you say about someone is 100% true! Maybe you can't prove what you say, or maybe you just pile it on way too heavy. Either way, the final say is not in your hands. It's rendered in a courtroom by people who don't really know either party except for what they are allowed to hear and consider.