Comment on Boston College Campus Police: "Using Prompt Commands" May Be a Sign of Criminal ActivityparentComments−billswift17yNo it is not illegal. Defamation, even if it exists, which in this case looks pretty doubtful, is a civil tort.−kragen17yYou're right that defamation is generally a civil tort and not a crime (generally, that is, in the US; I don't know about the jurisdiction in question), and so the police should not have been involved. Thanks!
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No it is not illegal. Defamation, even if it exists, which in this case looks pretty doubtful, is a civil tort.
You're right that defamation is generally a civil tort and not a crime (generally, that is, in the US; I don't know about the jurisdiction in question), and so the police should not have been involved. Thanks!