pondering.....

i really wonder why people like to flame others.

you might not like that person, but did the person do anything in the form to hurt you physically, emotionally or reputation?

maybe using words may express your feeling about someone, but wats the point of doing so? you are only letting ppl noe that you are flaming ppl. in words or in conversation. to many, these are merely childish acts. what really makes you the judge to defame others? why you one gain from doing so?

ppl may or may not agreed to you stand. but the law will not stand for false accusations of informations that may affect ones reputation or creditability.

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interesting cases i had myself encountered...

1. ppl toking bad and false information abt my friends or me. behind or backs... which affects our reputation to. but for the ppl who dun believe in me or others, i dun blame them. just that the
influence from the source is too overwhelming. friends no more, heh?

2. In forums, ppl merely stated their comments without brain processing. Wat makes them the RIGHT people to comment such stuff? just becos they are on cyber net doesnt make them GOD, nor judges to claim false comments and defaming phases.

2.a. People creating multiple accounts in msg boards or forums to intimate themselves, others. out to defame.

3. jus cos the person you dun like, you defamed him/her.

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people dun understand that the punishments of such acts will lead to legal actions if the plaintiff decides to take actions.

DEFAMATION ACT [Chapter 75] of the Singapore Law

Interpretation.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

"broadcasting by means of telecommunication" means publication for general reception by means of a telecommunication;

"newspaper" means any paper containing public news or observations thereon or consisting wholly or mainly of advertisements which is printed for sale and is published in Singapore either periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding 36 days;

"telecommunication" means any system for the transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images and sounds of all kinds by means of radiowaves, wire, cable or other electro-magnetic systems;

"words" includes pictures, visual images, gestures and other methods of signifying meaning.

Slander affecting official, professional or business reputation.
5. In an action for slander in respect of words calculated to disparage the plaintiff in any office, profession, calling, trade or business held or carried on by him at the time of the publication, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove special damage whether or not the words are spoken of the plaintiff in the way of his office, profession, calling, trade or business.

Slander of title, etc.
6. —(1) In any action for slander of title, slander of goods or other malicious falsehood, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove special damage —

(a) if the words upon which the action is founded are calculated to cause pecuniary damage to the plaintiff and are published in writing or other permanent form; or

(b) if the said words are calculated to cause pecuniary damage to the plaintiff in respect of any office, profession, calling, trade or business held or carried on by him at the time of the publication.

(2) Section 3 applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of the law of libel and slander.

Consolidation of actions for libel.
17. —(1) Upon an application by two or more defendants in actions in respect of the same or substantially the same libel brought by one and the same person, the court or a judge may make an order for the consolidation of such actions so that they shall be tried together. (2) After any such order has been made and before the trial of the said actions, the defendants in any new actions instituted in respect of the same or substantially the same libel shall also be entitled to be joined in a common action upon a joint application by such new defendants and the defendants in the actions already consolidated. (3) The court or a judge may, in the case of the same or substantially the same libel published simultaneously in a number of newspapers or copied shortly after publication, give notice to the plaintiff in any action or actions arising out of such libels that a period stated in such notice will be allowed for the discovery of any further publications of such libel in order that the whole of the actions arising out of such libel may be tried together, and after such period has expired no further action shall be instituted in respect of the publication of such libel except for the recovery of special damages. (4) In a consolidated action under this section, the whole amount of the damages (if any) shall be assessed in one sum but a separate judgment shall be given in respect of each defendant in the same way as if the actions consolidated had been tried separately. (5) The amount of damages so assessed shall be apportioned amongst those of the defendants against whom judgment has been given, and if costs are given to the plaintiff the court may make such order as it thinks just apportioning the costs amongst such defendants.

Separate assessment of damages in certain cases in actions for libel.
18. Whenever in an action for libel the plaintiff sues more than one defendant, whether jointly, severally, or in the alternative, and evidence is given of malice in one defendant or of any other matter of aggravation which would not be admissible in evidence against any other defendant if he were sued alone, such other defendant may apply to the court to have the damages against himself and his co-defendants separately assessed, and if such application be made the court shall assess the damages separately against each defendant and no defendant shall be liable nor shall execution issue against him for any further or other damages than those so assessed against him.