Description
Request for a Legal Opinion from the Raleigh City Attorney about anoymous posting on the SeeClickFix website:
As (I beleve that) making a false report to a public official is illegal, how does the ability of anoymous person(s) to make false reports to the city of Raleigh via the SeeClickFix website square against state law(s) ?
and if those person(s) and/or SeeClickFix's website were (are) in another state other than NC would not that open up those making false reports (or SeeClickFix) to Federal Charges (a crime crossing state lines)
and can the city of Raleigh block anoymous reports so to avoid illegal activity using the SeeClickFix website (false reporting to target a group of people for example)
(those making false reports anoymously with fake names and/or fake e-mail addresses would make taking legal action against them difficult)
this is about the #106331 Parks / Trails anoymous post that I beleve is SLANDER / LIBEL against poor people
as there is a Police Station and a Fire Station and police and Sheriff driving by to/from the Wake County Jail the odds of the complaint of so-called homeless people sleeping in Nash Square is prima facie Slander / Libel
http://en.seeclickfix.com/issues/106331-parks-trails#
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/slander
Slander - Noun
1) Law Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation.
2) A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/libel
Libel - Noun
1) Law .
a) defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
b) the act or crime of publishing it.
c) a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
2) anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prima+facie
prima facie – noun
1) at first appearance; at first view, before investigation.
2) plain or clear; self-evident; obvious.
7 Comments
Closed Kreayshawn (Guest)
Reopened Display Name Blocked (14837) (Registered User)
Display Name Blocked (14837) (Registered User)
Display Name Blocked (14837) (Registered User)
asking that they outlaw websites that allow allow anonymous reporting to local government (fake names and/or fake e-mail) to target a person and/or a group of people.
Closed City of Raleigh 3 (Verified Official)
anon (Guest)
U. Fool (Guest)
If the poster of this "issue" focused that attention on something positive I bet he would be happier. I think See Click Fix is a wonderful tool for citizens to communicate issues that they may not have necessarily done before. A few people will always use sites like this to talk about inane issues - it's the internet. The good on this site certainly outweighs the bad.
I hope the City plans to keep utilizing this site. I sure hope the poster, REFJR, is able to stay out of the 100 degree heat today - his/her head may explode.