08-06-2003, 07:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-06-2003, 07:55 PM by Occhidiangela.)
My reply was in response (slightly irritated and emotional, I admit) to him having been so clumsily equated my position in with that of a "lynch mob" or "witch hunt" mentality. Had he not tried to tar me with that brush I would probably not have replied.
Yes, on re-reading his post with your edit suggestion, I certainly agree that a lynch mob approach only spreads more hate and discontent, and is hardly fair.
The last thing I want to see is Kobe Bryant in prison, and I hope to goodness that the facts will support his remaining somewhere other than behind bars. Why? I love to see athletic artistry on display, and if you like hoops, which I do, Kobe is an artist worth watching.
A Snoopy cartoon favorite of mine once covered tennis. The pithy punchline was
"He who lives by the lob, dies by the lob."
My thrust, besides goo-gooing all over Nutella, is more along the lines of:
"He who profits from an image can lose from losing that image."
I am also more than passing familiar with the modern fact that the only protection against charges of sexual harassment in the workplace is a solid reputation for integrity and fair treatment.
The ease with which an accusation morphs into the assumption of guilt is a symptom of a sickness in our society.
*looks out into the ether*
Thank you, Feminism gone bad, for that addition to our culture. :P
Yes, on re-reading his post with your edit suggestion, I certainly agree that a lynch mob approach only spreads more hate and discontent, and is hardly fair.
The last thing I want to see is Kobe Bryant in prison, and I hope to goodness that the facts will support his remaining somewhere other than behind bars. Why? I love to see athletic artistry on display, and if you like hoops, which I do, Kobe is an artist worth watching.
A Snoopy cartoon favorite of mine once covered tennis. The pithy punchline was
"He who lives by the lob, dies by the lob."
My thrust, besides goo-gooing all over Nutella, is more along the lines of:
"He who profits from an image can lose from losing that image."
I am also more than passing familiar with the modern fact that the only protection against charges of sexual harassment in the workplace is a solid reputation for integrity and fair treatment.
The ease with which an accusation morphs into the assumption of guilt is a symptom of a sickness in our society.
*looks out into the ether*
Thank you, Feminism gone bad, for that addition to our culture. :P
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete