Story: Police report

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt.

[littlgril]

does anybody know toya wotoon that used to work at subway

[well]

What about her?

[huh]

littlgril wrote:

does anybody know toya wotoon that used to work at subway

do you mean tonya wooten?

[pissed off]

yea where is she? they only have 2 good workers and she is one of them. she was there for a few years did she quit? or what?

[Hayti]

What does Tonya Wooten have to do with the subject matter here?

[Give it up]

ITA

[concerned citizen]

Does anyone know gabriel yanes?? Well I hear that he is on parole and is working for the police department, he also has children in the house...He needs to be put under the jail...

[hmmmmm]

I know Gabe...I know he is on Parole...and I know he has kids....but what does working for the Police Department have anything to do with it??...Maybe he is finally growing up and trying to get his life straightened out...we all make mistakes in our live....some of us learn from them and move on and some dont...hopefully he is one that has learned

[law office]

Law Offices of Aaron Larson
August, 2003--It is not unusual for attorneys to receive inquiries about defamation actions from people who are in conflicts with neighbors or other members of their communities, and have become the subjects of vicious lies. The area of law most implicated by that type of conduct is "defamation of character", a cause of action which is generally defined to include "libel" and slander".
Generally speaking, defamation is the issuance of a false statement about another person, which causes that person to suffer harm. Slander involves the making of defamatory statements by a transitory (non-fixed) representation, usually an oral (spoken) representation. Libel involves the making of defamatory statements in a printed or fixed medium, such as a magazine or newspaper.

Typically, the elements of a cause of action for defamation include:

(1)A false and defamatory statement concerning another;
(2)The unprivileged publication of the statement to a third party (that is, somebody other than the person defamed by the statement);
(3)If the defamatory matter is of public concern, fault amounting at least to negligence on the part of the publisher; and
(4)Damage to the plaintiff.
In the context of defamation law, a statement is "published" when it is made to the third party. That term does not mean that the statement has to be in print.

Damages are typically to the reputation of the plaintiff, but depending upon the laws of the jurisdiction it may be enough to establish mental anguish.

Most jurisdictions also recognize "per se" defamation, where the allegations are presumed to cause damage to the plaintiff. Typically, the following may consititute defamation per se:

:Attacks on a person's professional character or standing;
:Allegations that an unmarried person is unchaste;
:Allegations that a person is infected with a sexually transmitted disease;
:Allegations that the person has committed a crime of moral turpitude;
While actions for defamation have their roots in common law, most jurisdictions have now enacted statutes which modify the common law. They may change the elements of the cause of action, limit when an action may be filed, or modify the defenses to an action for defamation. Some may even require that the defendant be given an opportunity to apologize before the plaintiff can seek non-economic damages

[Cville]

hmmmmm wrote:

I know Gabe...I know he is on Parole...and I know he has kids....but what does working for the Police Department have anything to do with it??...Maybe he is finally growing up and trying to get his life straightened out...we all make mistakes in our live....some of us learn from them and move on and some dont...hopefully he is one that has learned

This guy is the new cop in Hayti?

[hmmmmm]

I don't know if he is or not ..I was just responding to someone saying he "needs to be put under the jail" I thought that was totally uncalled for...

[concerned citizen]

Just wanted to tell you hmmmmm It doesn't matter now he went to prison friday, thank god, he didn't turn his life around, I doubt he ever does!!!!By the way you can't be a cop with a felony record....He is not the new cop in hayti...

[hmmmmm]

Well I am sorry to hear he hasn't changed...