11 convent schools threaten legal action against SPH
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Apparently the 11 convent schools don't think along the same line.Originally posted by choco B:Like I said, this matter really tiny, not worth a bother. JMO!
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evil
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Wait till all the IJ schools - alumni & families boycott the ST- don't buy the newspapers & don't place any advertisements
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I support the schools to launch a lawsuit against SPH.
It is immoral and derogatory.
The newspapers are sliding into yellow journalism, it will set a bad precedent.
At least something is done to stop the 'cheeky toungue-in-cheek' articles from further damaging the........chi.....of society......for lack of better word.
Please think for a moment, the schools, and children, and women, and media.......these are all important part of society. Now we have media sensationalizing and defaming tens of thousands of women and children from certain schools, why, because they like to write 'tounge-in-cheek' articles.
Yah....probably the writer and editor are dirty old men themselves with perverted thoughts, they like young girls.
*puke*
*sniff Tiger balm* ahhhh....feel better now...
Ok so....in conclusion....Support the schools..!!!! -
Most probably it'll be settled out of court, but I'll like to see SPH's stance. Wonder if it'll be similar to the IMF fiasco.
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Can anyone hook me up with one of those gals?
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No offence... but seriously some of dem are les and i seen dem kissing each other in bus before....
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shrugs. open secret?
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CannotOriginally posted by CoolMyth:Can anyone hook me up with one of those gals? i would like to see underage dating is a chargable state offence... to all JC boys flirting with xiao mei mei... 
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SPH can jolly well afford a full page apology ad. & donate a big sum of money to charity- they are very rich
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Thats more like itOriginally posted by gerrykoh:SPH can jolly well afford a full page apology ad. & donate a big sum of money to charity- they are very rich
and everything will be forgotten in another 2 months time and start another fiasco to earn big profits for thier lost in the school lawsuit 3 months ago... -
I think SPH is currently supporting some fund which benefits quite a list of schools, I think that list of schools might be reviewed soon.Originally posted by gerrykoh:SPH can jolly well afford a full page apology ad. & donate a big sum of money to charity- they are very rich -
The Straits Time Pocket Money thing.Originally posted by ditzy:I think SPH is currently supporting some fund which benefits quite a list of schools, I think that list of schools might be reviewed soon.
I dun think the IJ schools even need it. -
Should we offer SPH reasonable doubt?Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:They did think before they write, otherwise, you will see SPH losing a lot of money.
The words allegedly and generalization are not put there for fun, it's meant to bail them out of trouble if somebody ever complains.
Should we assume that they indeed wrote it in that manner but used words such as 'allegedly' to signal their intentions that the matter was open to healthy debate and were not meant to be inflamatory? If defensive words such as 'allegedly' can be used simply because it's an 'escape clause' for writers to worm themselves out of legal issues, then its more than likely everyone will think they can write things on a whim and get away with it. -
any one here from IJ? I would like to hear thier response
I support the school, because i am from a catholic school like them but not an IJ student -
The use of the weasel word 'allegedly' may not necessarily work unless there is a large body of opinion that it is so..otherwise anyone can defame you by saying that you 'allegedly' are a rapist, wife-beater and child molester. There is a defence against defamation if you make it clear you were just expressing an opinion rather than saying it was true but that defence is not usually accepted in Singapore. Guess SPH's defence will be on the grounds of public interest but that defence can and has been defeated before as well in similar circumstances when it involved opposition party members.Originally posted by BillyBong:Should we offer SPH reasonable doubt?
Should we assume that they indeed wrote it in that manner but used words such as 'allegedly' to signal their intentions that the matter was open to healthy debate and were not meant to be inflamatory? If defensive words such as 'allegedly' can be used simply because it's an 'escape clause' for writers to worm themselves out of legal issues, then its more than likely everyone will think they can write things on a whim and get away with it.
I think they will settle out of court. The wives of judges and Ministers, not to mention journalists will ensure that is so.... -
You registered 10 days ago just to say this?Originally posted by qwerys:any one here from IJ? I would like to hear thier response
I support the school, because i am from a catholic school like them but not an IJ student -
not true actually i just joined quite recentlyOriginally posted by ditzy:You registered 10 days ago just to say this?
but my school, the female teachers quite a number of them from IJ >.< -
SPH does have a right to be given reasonable doubt. Reason? I don't know what's their intention for writing such an article.Originally posted by BillyBong:Should we offer SPH reasonable doubt?
Should we assume that they indeed wrote it in that manner but used words such as 'allegedly' to signal their intentions that the matter was open to healthy debate and were not meant to be inflamatory? If defensive words such as 'allegedly' can be used simply because it's an 'escape clause' for writers to worm themselves out of legal issues, then its more than likely everyone will think they can write things on a whim and get away with it.
The use of such words, is not merely an escape clause for the journalists. It's at the very least, responsible journalism. If something could be true or untrue, the word "allegedly" is used. It's used most commonly in reporting crimes, if a person is being suspected, but no confirmations yet. For example, Mr X allegedly stole something. He may or may not have stolen anything. Everything will be confirmed once investigations are completed. If the newspapers wrote Mr X stole something when he's only a suspect, the man do have a right to sue him, because it is deemed as a fact.
Same goes for this case, SPH could be trying to encourage a debate on it, but have stirred up the wrong emotions instead.
I definitely don't support the use of such words as a way to escape responsibility, since its main purpose is about responsible writing... -
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walao, i wonder my friend from convent school read about it liao?
and well, IJ girls are fun to mix with though, totally fun! -
Most IJ girls are alright mah.. just that they are playful..
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its the truth..
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I agree with SPH... Sometimes I really wonder why parents want to send their daughters to single sex schools... What is wrong with having boys around? Especially primary school where all are just kids! Growing up without proper interaction with boys may have some side effects... The same goes for boys who have been in single sex schools.... when these people go to JC and they start to mix around with frens of the opposite sex, things start to go wild... and this is how the "IJ girls are easy with guys" mentality came about....
The point is: The more parents want to restraint their kids from mixing around with the opposite sex, the more things will go wrong when they grow up... -
Hello...IJ isn't in the same category as a certain few missionary schools.Originally posted by CoolMyth:The Straits Time Pocket Money thing.
I dun think the IJ schools even need it. And the ST Fund money is distributed to the kids.