https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/06/federal-criminal-true-threats-require-more-than-negligence-u-s-v-elonis.htm Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/06/federal-criminal-true-threats-require-more-than-negligence-u-s-v-elonis.htm#comment-1309 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:42:00 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=14359#comment-1309 My fundamental problem is that within the context of speech and its effects on the listener the difference between recklessness and negligence is a distinction without a difference. When it comes to actual behavior in torts the distinction is reasonable. But every jury that hears the word recklessness when it comes to speech is going to apply a negligence standard–they just are. In my view this is one of those cases where taking a concept from one area of law–torts–and applying it to another area of law without clear thinking leads to what seems to be a good solution but isn’t.

]]> https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/06/federal-criminal-true-threats-require-more-than-negligence-u-s-v-elonis.htm#comment-1307 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:32:16 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=14359#comment-1307 […] Via Venkat Balasubramani at Technology & Marking Law Blog: […]

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