https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/01/11/bradlee-dean-says-distorting-history-is-a-lie-and-lying-is-against-the-law-can-i-make-a-citizens-arrest/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 30 May 2018 17:28:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/01/11/bradlee-dean-says-distorting-history-is-a-lie-and-lying-is-against-the-law-can-i-make-a-citizens-arrest/#comment-73493 Wed, 30 May 2018 17:28:44 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=13941#comment-73493 History can be what you want to make of it, I guess. But when you believe it, well, that is close to being delusional. Perchance he needs your services instead of your arrest?

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/01/11/bradlee-dean-says-distorting-history-is-a-lie-and-lying-is-against-the-law-can-i-make-a-citizens-arrest/#comment-73494 Wed, 30 May 2018 17:28:44 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=13941#comment-73494 There’s plenty of caselaw protecting the right to deliberately lie.
It’s only restricted in a very few specific cases:
1) Not permitted to lie under oath
2) Not permitted to lie to Federal Law Enforcement
3) Not permitted to abet Fraud
4) Not permitted to lie to harm individuals not public figures.

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I agree that there is, in this ‘instant soundbite’ world of ours, a real danger of this. Working to maintain a proper approach to history (‘enquiry’ is the literal meaning of the Greek word from which our word ‘history’ comes) is a huge task, but an essential one.

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Love your comment! But Warren should charge ‘top whack’ (a good portion, maybe all, of which I know he would give charity).

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/01/11/bradlee-dean-says-distorting-history-is-a-lie-and-lying-is-against-the-law-can-i-make-a-citizens-arrest/#comment-54733 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:13:43 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=13941#comment-54733 There’s plenty of caselaw protecting the right to deliberately lie.
It’s only restricted in a very few specific cases:
1) Not permitted to lie under oath
2) Not permitted to lie to Federal Law Enforcement
3) Not permitted to abet Fraud
4) Not permitted to lie to harm individuals not public figures.

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