Do i have a legitimate case?

[jdefe32]

Pennsylvania.

I go to college and i live up there. A kid who i'll call John for now from my hometown came up for the weekend not to hang out with me , but some other people. I ended up seeing him at a house one night. We both were there and i said hi and all that and then went my own way. The next day my friend Anthony called me and said come to his room right now and he sounded upset. I went over and John was dead. He overdosed on pain pills and alcohol. So the campus police covered the death and asked me and Anthony questions because we seen him like that. Now there have been a few times where kids i knew from around campus had to go to the campus police office for things and the cops asked if they knew me and told them i was the wrong person to hang out with because i pop pills all day. Now the first time someone told me this i just shrugged it off, but once it happened again and then another time where the cop directly told someone i eat pills all day i started getting pretty upset. Would this qualify as slander and should i take any action?

[JETX]

Originally Posted by jdefe32

Would this qualify as slander

Depending on the FULL facts, possibly.

and should i take any action?

Yes. Take $10,000 to a local attorney. Give him/her your money. They will then review your case and if sufficient evidence exists of defamation, they will file a lawsuit against the officer and/or the department. Then wait a few years and hope for a 'happy ending' in court.