Re: Grady Ward & csa2: Geraldo and NBC???

[jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L Brookes)]

In article <gradyCo43up.GME@netcom.com>, Grady Ward <grady@netcom.com> wrote:
>James L Brookes (jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu) wrote:

>> You said, and I quote (loosely): "Andy asked me to post this".
>
>No, I said that Andy McFadden encouraged me to post this.  Sort of
>like a red flag encourages a bull to run.
[...]
>The real issue here is that a member of Apple Computer, Inc. DTS for
>the Apple ][, Matt Deatherage, pled 'no contest' to charges of
>sodomizing a 14-year old boy.  Attacks on the messenger is just a red herring.

Wrong.  I understand the issue, and I feel that Matt should be sentenced
and convicted if guilty.  Since he has pleaded no contest, I would assume
this is a done deal.  IMHO, the victim is the child in this instance.
Given that this is my opinion, it should be quite obvious that I have no
reason to "attack the messenger" because of the message.

The attack (from me) on the messenger is for this reason alone: By including
Andy in the subject line along with Matt's name and "sodomy", you willfully
chose to involve yourself in this issue.  Whatever passes between you in
email with anyone, including Andy, is *private*.  If he "encouraged" you
to post the news article by his stated reluctance in email, so be it.  However,
you including his name in the subject header, as well as asking for followups
to be directed to him, exceeds tastelessness and borders on the criminal.

>Grady Ward       |                  | 'finger' me for information and live
>grady@netcom.com | 58ACF73D4F011E2F | Thesaurus and Language; all royalty free.

If you have more to say, please take it to email.  If you don't I will.  This
has nothing to do with the csa2.* groups, now that everyone has been duly
informed.
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