Jack comments on How to understand people better

Jack 12 Oct 2011 2:54 UTC
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I wonder whether the legal system considers “making a true statement with the intent to deceive” perjury?

Googles …

The third element of a perjury offense is proof of specific intent, that is, that the defendant made the false statement with knowledge of its falsity, rather than as a result of confusion, mistake or faulty memory.

Though I suppose this wouldn’t protect someone from prosecution for sarcasm.
- dlthomas 12 Oct 2011 3:04 UTC
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  You wanted the previous page. Yes, for perjury, the statement must actually be false.
  - Jack 12 Oct 2011 3:07 UTC
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    Oh, you’re totally right. I misread the parent.
    - dlthomas 12 Oct 2011 3:17 UTC
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      No worries.
    - pedanterrific 12 Oct 2011 3:23 UTC
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      For what it’s worth, I’m not actually sure what I was going for there.
      
      Edit: Yeah, that was probably it.
      - dlthomas 12 Oct 2011 3:29 UTC
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        I assumed “curiosity”