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<blockquote data-quote="Ryan Lantzy" data-source="post: 26856" data-attributes="member: 7">Re: Anonymous accusationsShow the letter to the accused.&nbsp; Let him/her decide if the information is slanderous.&nbsp; Technically it would be considered Libel because the words are printed and distributed.&nbsp; According to a cursory reading of the Wikipedia article on defamation, your state of Minnesota has criminal laws on the matter.&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#Criminal_defamation" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#Criminal_defamation</a>.&nbsp; To pass muster in a court of law, the claims about your neighbor must be false.&nbsp; Otherwise technially, no defamation occurred.&nbsp; &nbsp;I think it&#039;s B.S. if the statements are indeed false.&nbsp; Otherwise though, while it may not be nice to talk about someone behind their back everyone has a right to free speech.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ryan Lantzy, post: 26856, member: 7"] Re: Anonymous accusations Show the letter to the accused. Let him/her decide if the information is slanderous. Technically it would be considered Libel because the words are printed and distributed. According to a cursory reading of the Wikipedia article on defamation, your state of Minnesota has criminal laws on the matter. [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#Criminal_defamation[/URL]. To pass muster in a court of law, the claims about your neighbor must be false. Otherwise technially, no defamation occurred. I think it's B.S. if the statements are indeed false. Otherwise though, while it may not be nice to talk about someone behind their back everyone has a right to free speech. [/QUOTE]

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