It is an extremely thin surface and the idea of "erring on the side of caution", as the justifying statement goes, there is a tendency to take no prisoners in the wake of a rush to justice.
Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not to disparage anyone's profession... it's generally recognized > that many > (not all) in the... I'll tread lightly... Child Welfare profession... > had > troubled if not abusive childhoods themselves. Therefore some have a > > proclivity to see things that don't exist and/or to become some kind > of > champions of childrens' rights, thereby trampling on the rights of > all, > parents, children, families. > > > > Tom C. > > > > > >From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded > >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:15:56 -0000 > > > >Here is an example of people rushing wrongly to judgement. A local > > >council removed children from their families because some idiot > believed > >rumours about satanism. The consequences were devastating. > > > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4602268.stm > > > >There are always far too many people ready to believe the worst, > however > >nonsensical. > > > >John > > > >PS: Jack - I thought you were being serious. Apologies. Moral: > don't > >forget the smiley. Not all list members were lucky enough to attend > a US > >High School. :-) > > > > > >On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:13:38 -0000, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >>Okay, chase is over. > >> > >>Jack > >> > >>--- Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>>On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Jack Davis wrote: > >>> > >>> > You're right, it was Kostas who used the "personal tone". My > >>>apologies, > >>> > Rob. > >>> > Kostas? > >>> > >>>No, no personal tone in the "gut feeling" statement, went for a > joke > >>>that did not quite work. The "metrics" part you have answered. The > >>>"humorist" comment is John's. > >>> > >>>Kostas > >>> > >>> > Jack > >>> > > >>> > --- David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> Ahh... Rob didn't say that. He said: > >>> >> > >>> >> "Yeah, Judge Judy airs here too" > >>> >> > >>> >> This is the problem with chopping emails up, people get miss > >>>quoted. > >>> >> > >>> >> Dave > >>> >> > >>> >> On 1/11/06, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> >>> As you say, you're missing some posts. > >>> >>> The statement is a parroting of a formula comment picked up > >>> >> (professed) > >>> >>> in high school. It was offered with a curiosity about the > >>>reaction. > >>> >>> Rob, why the personal tone? > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Jack > >>> >>> > >>> >>> --- Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> >>> > >>> >>>> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, John Forbes wrote: > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>>> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 03:23:03 -0000, Rob Studdert > >>> >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >>>>> wrote: > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>>> On 10 Jan 2006 at 16:32, Jack Davis wrote: > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> US justice system is far from perfect, it's only the best > one > >>> >> in > >>> >>>> the > >>> >>>>>>> world. > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> Yeah, Judge Judy airs here too. ;-) > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> Rob Studdert > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> He's quite the humourist, this Jack Davis. But he has a > short, > >>> >> and > >>> >>>> rather > >>> >>>>> selective, memory. > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> I missed the original post. Jack, I am wondering about the > >>> >> metrics > >>> >>>> you > >>> >>>> are using to deduce that it's the best in the world. > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> If you tell me "gut feeling", I should remind you what it's > full > >>> >> of. > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> Kostas > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> __________________________________________________ > >>> >>> Do You Yahoo!? > >>> >>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection > around > >>> >>> http://mail.yahoo.com > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > __________________________________________________ > >>> > Do You Yahoo!? > >>> > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >>> > http://mail.yahoo.com > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >>__________________________________________________ > >>Do You Yahoo!? > >>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >>http://mail.yahoo.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >-- > >Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
