is it against law if I said (or shouted) that someone's stupid?
is it against law if I write to a company saying that they are stupid without specifically mentioning anyone's name.
thanks
2007-04-10 19:30:27 · 6 answers · asked by jas jung 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
no
2007-04-10 19:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by skcs11 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting. In England, if you shout that a person is stupid, the police could, depending on the circumstances, consider this an action liable to cause a breach of the peace, which is a criminal offense. On the other hand, if a 3 rd person heard the remark it may lower his esteem of the person you called stupid. This would then be a slander with a possible civil action. If you wrote to a company and said an unnamed person was stupid there are no offenses, civil or criminal, however, if you write the letter in such a way that it can, in the eyes of a right thinking person, only mean one specific person, you may be open for a civil action for libel. Of course, if you can prove the person is stupid any action for defamation is lost. A true statement is not defamatory.
2007-04-11 02:57:58 · answer #2 · answered by Tony A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they have a witness it could constitute slander. If you put it in the written word, it could be construed as liable.
2007-04-11 02:42:41 · answer #3 · answered by blackice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, people do it all the time. you dont sound educated or get your point across but its not illegal. and im pretty sure you can flip off a cop and he cant legal do anything to you unless you threated him.
2007-04-11 03:19:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, stupid isn't a dirty threathing illegal word
2007-04-11 04:48:28 · answer #5 · answered by chatticathi52 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt if itis illegal, but is a waste of a stamp.
2007-04-11 02:35:27 · answer #6 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋