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[PASSED] Amendment to Article 1 of the Criminal Code (Defamation)
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11-20-2018, 05:30 PM

This proposal originates from the recent controversial Local Council election.

It is an amendment to Article 1 of the Criminal Code for the purposes of making defamation a crime.

Quote:(9) Defamation shall be defined as the communication of damaging and intentionally false or misleading information about an individual to a recipient.

(10) Bribery shall be defined as the receiving or offering of undue patronage by or to any individual in order to influence behavior that the recipient would otherwise not alter.

The language can be refined further but the general idea is there.
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11-20-2018, 05:36 PM

Heh, I had a slightly different wording open in another tab still. Combining both wordings and streamlining a bit, here's my suggestion:
Quote:(9) Defamation shall be defined as the communication of damaging and intentionally false or misleading information about an individual to a recipient.
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11-20-2018, 05:58 PM

(11-20-2018, 05:36 PM)Nakari Wrote: Heh, I had a slightly different wording open in another tab still. Combining both wordings and streamlining a bit, here's my suggestion:
Quote:(9) Defamation shall be defined as the communication of damaging and intentionally false or misleading information about an individual to a recipient.

Sounds good. I've amended the OP.
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11-20-2018, 06:10 PM

It's great that the Assembly is closing a loophole that allowed Tech to run an unethical smear campaign, but I do have some concerns with the current wording of the amendment as it can be abused.
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11-20-2018, 06:25 PM

(11-20-2018, 06:10 PM)Imperial Frost Federation Wrote: It's great that the Assembly is closing a loophole that allowed Tech to run an unethical smear campaign, but I do have some concerns with the current wording of the amendment as it can be abused.

How might the language be tightened up?
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11-20-2018, 07:06 PM

What does “intentionally false” mean? How would you prove intent?
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11-20-2018, 07:58 PM

Quote:(9) Defamation shall be defined as the communication of false information about an individual to a recipient, for the purposes of damaging the standing of that individual and done so with a reckless disregard for its factual accuracy.

(10) Bribery shall be defined as the receiving or offering of undue patronage by or to any individual in order to influence behavior that the recipient would otherwise not alter.

Is this a better definition?
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11-21-2018, 04:57 PM

I think that wording is better, but I would also argue that misleading information should also be included. In reference to recent events, for example, taking quotes out of context would not necessarily qualify as "false information."
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11-23-2018, 11:09 PM

I agree with pronoun, I think if you make it ' false and/or misleading' it would cover most of the recent 'issues'
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11-23-2018, 11:32 PM

So if we're making this a crime, exactly what punishment do you expect the court to give in these cases?




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