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Roommate Rants 19w
My roommate made up a rumor I have stds (i never have and wouldve never told her if i did) and told her boyfriend then her boyfriend proceeded to tell his entire fraternity and everyone he knew....
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Anonymous 19w

Pretty sure you can sue her for that. Definitely can get her in trouble with the school for that, especially if she herself is part of Greek life

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Anonymous replying to -> amethyst_popping_bottles 19w

Why do Americans immediately go for suing other people? Jfc

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19w

Because it’s defamation and extremely dangerous to spread rumors like that

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 19w

Did it unalive her? No who cares anyways

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19w

Are you doing okay?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19w

Defamation is when a lie causes a victim to suffer loss, typically financial. I don’t know how it works where you’re from but in America a rumor like that can cause someone to lose anything from relationships to job offers because of the stigma surrounding stds. The purpose of a defamation lawsuit is to both recoup financial losses as well as have a public record that the lie is a lie. So no it didn’t “unalive” her (which would’ve been a wrongful death lawsuit instead) but it has a huge

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19w

potential of ruining their life because their roommate lied to her boyfriend.

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