Slander and libel involve making false statements of fact, jokes, puns, and satire don't count. Just ask Jerry Falwell and Larry Flynt about that.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Jo Sminkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 10:10 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Imus On Nappy Headed Hoes > > > We don't have right to be free from offense so if someone > > is offended, too bad. > > Offense is one thing...but there *are* laws against slander and libel > and I do think they come into play here. Freedom of speech does not > mean you can just freely say anything you want to about someone > else....and nor should it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:232474 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
