"Making Negative Statements" About People to Their Employers = Criminal Harassment

The article employs skeptical framing toward expansive harassment law interpretations, with the scare-quoted title ('Making Negative Statements') and use of legal doctrine language to suggest overreach. While Reason is libertarian (typically center-right on civil liberties), this piece opposes government criminalization—a civil-liberties-left position—creating mixed ideological content.

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• This article does not address victim impact or documented harms from workplace harassment campaigns
• This article does not provide context on what evidentiary standards or mental health consequences prosecutors typically establish in such cases