2006-10-25 16:35:45 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, most gossip is protected except where recklessly or intentionally untrue AND harm results to someone else. At that point, it is called defamation (slander if spoken; libel if printed).
2006-10-25 16:39:30 · answer #1 · answered by bluasakura 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gossip is meant to cause harm and emotional injury to a person and constitution should not be allowed to cover that
2006-10-25 23:43:40 · answer #2 · answered by ngina 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Free speech is free speech... But one must always remember. There are laws to protect us from slander/gossip.
2006-10-25 23:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by idunnono 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It should be covered with a stoning:
(Romans 1:29-32) "They are GOSSIPS, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve DEATH, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them."
2006-10-25 23:44:11 · answer #4 · answered by Hate Boy! 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋