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0 pointsjsprogrammer10y ago0 comments

As it stands, Amazon/Carney have made a defamatory statement about an individual while providing no evidence of their claims. Claiming to have the results of an internal investigation is not evidence. Now, the entire investigation will need to be made public and scrutinized.

This will likely allow legal entrance into all of Amazon, as all internal policies will need to be examined.

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theptip10y ago

Defamation is by definition making a false statement that damages someone's reputation. You're claiming too much, since without any evidence, we can't tell whether the statements are true or false.

If the statements Amazon made are false, then they are clearly defamatory, since they accuse the employee of criminal action. Do you really believe that Amazon's expensive lawyers didn't vet this post before it went out?

jsprogrammerOP10y ago

The statement should be assumed false until proven to be true by the accuser. A negative, public claim with zero evidence (nor even a promise of forthcoming evidence) should be viewed as defamatory.

>If the statements Amazon made are false, then they are clearly defamatory, since they accuse the employee of criminal action.

Here's a key piece. If Amazon is now claiming that their former employee took criminal actions:

1) Amazon took criminal actions.

2) Why reveal this now, instead of taking it to the proper authorities when it was discovered?

>Do you really believe that Amazon's expensive lawyers didn't vet this post before it went out?

Does it matter? Expensive does not mean they are competent, nor does it mean they are correct.

cgy110y ago

It's only defamation if it's not true.

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