re: #265 dangerman

scotty:

no one has an inherent right to not be accused
no one has an inherent right to not be falsely accused

if you are maliciously or frivolously accused, there are remedies

otherwise you defend yourself
like the rest of us.

no one has an inherent right to not be vilified in/by the media or social media

Going to go full legal nerd here for a second:

False accusations aren’t protected speech, and false claims of sexual assault probably fall into the category of defamation per se. The whole point of defamation claims is that another person hurt/ruined your reputation - that’s what the damages are ultimately for, the injury to your reputation. So actually, we do have an inherent right to not be falsely accused. Just as we have an inherent right to not be shoved out of the way because someone else is late for their train (that would be battery).