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Kindly allow me to touch on the very sensitive topic of the abrupt disappearance of Chikatime from cyberspace. I am not a big fan of gossip but I must confess that once in a while I indulge my heart out to the side-splitting tittle-tattle of Chikatime's lip-smacking web pages. This is when I'm behind closed doors. Take note that a lot of my close friends where whacked by Chikatime- Nonetheless, none of them took offense nor did any of them take the hilarious blog seriously.
So why did Chikatime vanish in thin air?
Ok let me dissect the issues sorrounding Chikatime. It is indeed possible that one of Chikatime's "subject" would file a libel case against the writers of the said blog. They first have to bring the defamation case to court before any action can be taken by any governmaent agency. For example, proving that the photo-shopped “white-stuff” coming out of Mo Twisters nose as MALICIOUS would be hard even for a seasoned lawyer . Chikatime did not violate any internet law as far as I'm concerned (no case was filed in court) so the silly idea of the NBI running after Chikatime is idiotic.
Mojo’s uncle, Atty. Elfren Meneses Jr, chief of the cyberspace and anti-fraud division of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says that electronic investigation could sometimes be more difficult than traditional crimes. In traditional crimes, he said, cases such as murder can be resolved immediately if there are positive identification of suspects or there are witnesses.
Considering the lack of computer resources and trained personnel of NBI pose a big problem. He said the NBI encounters much difficulty in getting search warrants because "the judges don’t understand" the merits of possible hacking or electronic crimes yet. Mr. Meneses said NBI is planning to set up a separate computer crime section under the anti-fraud division this year to focus on computer-related cases.
Let us assume that a person talked about by Chikatime hires the best lawyers money can buy and files for defamation. I would estimate that a protracted legal battle would take at least a decade. Nevertheless, it could have been a brilliant case-study for law students if such case happened. Remember dearies, it took the prestigious Villaraza Law Firm more than a decade before finally being able to prosecute our hard-hitting Malaya’s Publisher (The publisher was up against Sen. Miriam Defensor’s husband).
So why the hell did Chikatime chicken out?
So why did Chikatime vanish in thin air?
Ok let me dissect the issues sorrounding Chikatime. It is indeed possible that one of Chikatime's "subject" would file a libel case against the writers of the said blog. They first have to bring the defamation case to court before any action can be taken by any governmaent agency. For example, proving that the photo-shopped “white-stuff” coming out of Mo Twisters nose as MALICIOUS would be hard even for a seasoned lawyer . Chikatime did not violate any internet law as far as I'm concerned (no case was filed in court) so the silly idea of the NBI running after Chikatime is idiotic.
Mojo’s uncle, Atty. Elfren Meneses Jr, chief of the cyberspace and anti-fraud division of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says that electronic investigation could sometimes be more difficult than traditional crimes. In traditional crimes, he said, cases such as murder can be resolved immediately if there are positive identification of suspects or there are witnesses.
Considering the lack of computer resources and trained personnel of NBI pose a big problem. He said the NBI encounters much difficulty in getting search warrants because "the judges don’t understand" the merits of possible hacking or electronic crimes yet. Mr. Meneses said NBI is planning to set up a separate computer crime section under the anti-fraud division this year to focus on computer-related cases.
Let us assume that a person talked about by Chikatime hires the best lawyers money can buy and files for defamation. I would estimate that a protracted legal battle would take at least a decade. Nevertheless, it could have been a brilliant case-study for law students if such case happened. Remember dearies, it took the prestigious Villaraza Law Firm more than a decade before finally being able to prosecute our hard-hitting Malaya’s Publisher (The publisher was up against Sen. Miriam Defensor’s husband).
So why the hell did Chikatime chicken out?
