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Politics : The Supreme Court, All Right or All Wrong?
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To: ManyMoose who wrote (2803)6/28/2012 2:17:43 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 3029
 
Exposure and ridicule would be legal. Assault and battery, not so much, but that isn't really affected by this decision.

To the extent it goes beyond just making a claim, and instead becomes a scheme to get clear and significant material gain at the expense of someone else, it would go beyond just being an obnoxious lie (which was considered constitutionally protected free speech) and would constitute fraud, which isn't protected.

OTOH getting positive feelings or comments or "a place of honor" etc., probably would not be considered concrete enough to have a fraud prosecution.

Discounts, employment, contributions for their treatment of their "war wounds", or "PTSD from combat", when they where never in the military or in any sort of combat, might open up possible fraud prosecution, esp. if the situation specific deliberate effort to get those thing by making these lies.

Disclaimer - IANAL
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