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--- Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There is also a need to provide the proof!
> The accused can demand that the accuser either
> provides the proof or retract his accusation. That's
> the way it usually works in any society. Else the
> society sinks into the state where its leaders make
> false accusations and/to invade other societies.
>
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Mervyn,
What proof can one provide on a cyberforum?
Certificates, police records, testimonials, eye
witnesses, forensic DNA?
So far I've read several accusations on this forum
from books being plagiarised, to someone of repute
being a thief, someone creating trouble in the Gulf,
someone's cousin being a murderer, someone cheating on
their exams. What proof has anyone come up with to
back-up these allegations? They've been made and
they've hung heavy in cyberspace and on our memories.
The slurs and defamation are a permanent stain on the
character of these people.
It is so easy to defame someone in cyerspace precisely
because the laws of defamation are lax and the
legalities of managing defamation in cyberspace are a
mussy pond. Today, we may take vicarious pleasure at
other people's foibles, but tomorrow someone may
unearth a nugget of personal information about me,
information that rightfully should remain
confidential. Are there any rules that regulate the
disbursement of such information?
You obviously feel that the future of the world is at
stake if you don't know the colour of someone's
underwear. I have no such interest in the personal
lives of other people. I have stated my code of ethics
and you've stated yours. Now we know where we both
stand. To each his own.
selma
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