Re: Very Sad, but Appears True

[bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman)]

In <2o9g1v$fqj@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ek361@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Auri Rahimzadeh) writes:

>For sure... I know Matt probably hates that guy now -- but what really gets
>me is that the problem with pornographic pictures through mail on AOL 
>happened to a person on my bbs -- I sure hope it wasn't Matt.  But ANYWAYS,
>his life is his life, right or wrong, and it seems that Matt's going to be
>mocked now for what he did if Bob posts that on all of the A2 services.

>Bob, please don't post that anywhere else, the damage is done.  If it 
>happened to you, you wouldn't want everyone to know about it...  Sad but
>true, Matt has done a lot for the GS, and that last post really hurt.

I think I disagree you your statement Auri, The damage was not done by
my post. The damage was done when the alledged event took place. Further
damage was done when the arrest on felony charges was made. More damage
will no doubt be done because we stand to lose the help and know how that
Matt so frequently offered to the Apple II community on his own time.

When something like this happens to anyone (myself included) it is
public record, as such one has no control who knows about it, where
it appears etc. I'm sure Richard Nixon didn't want Watergate to be
known about, and I'm sure Bill Clinton didn't want Whitewater to
be known about, but again it's something the people have a right to
know about and should have access to. The time to think about not wanting
people to know about something is BEFORE you do it, not after.

I would not have posted only the charges, because they could be false,
but once one pleads on the case and says they have no contest to the
charges as filed against them in a court of law (public record) then
it is more or less a complete situation. 

>My wonderful new quote "Think before you post that message."
>                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>                        I learned this the hard way :)

I agree and did think before I posted. 
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