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From: [email protected] (Nick Pettefar)
Subject: Re: Fortune-guzzler barred from bars!
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David Karr, on the Tue, 20 Apr 1993 01:01:01 GMT wibbled:
: In article [email protected] (Knicker Twister) writes:
: >In article <[email protected]>
: >[email protected] (Nick Pettefar) writes:
: >
: >> With regards to the pub brawl, he might have a history of such things.
: >> Just because he was a biker doesn't make him out to be a reasonable
: >> person. Even the DoD might object to him joining, who knows?
: If he had a history of such things, why was it not mentioned in the
: article, and why did they present the irrelevant detail of where he
: got his drinking money from?
: I can't say exactly who is at fault here, but from where I sit is
: looks like we're seeing the results either of the law going way out
: of hand or of shoddy journalism.
: If the law wants to attach strings to how you spend a settlement, they
: should put the money in trust. They don't, so I would assume it's
: perfectly legitimate to drink it away, though I wouldn't spend it that
: way myself.
: -- David Karr ([email protected])
We heard about this from a newspaper article. Journalists and editors
always pick out the most interesting and sensational "facts" for our
delectation. As the editor of the Sun once said: "We never let the
facts get in the way of a good story". You must have noticed how
motorcyclists get treated by the press. They thrive on hysteria,
ignorance, sensationalism and one-upmanship. Unfortunately there's
not enough salt to keep taking a pinch of.
--
Nick (the Cynical Old Biker) DoD 1069 Concise Oxford Leaky New Gearbox
M'Lud.
Nick Pettefar, Contractor@Large. /~~~\ "Teneo tuus intervallum"
Cuurrently incarcerated at BNR, {-O^O-} [email protected] '86 BMW K100RS "Kay"
Maidenhead, The United Kingdom. \ o / Pres. PBWASOH(UK), BS 0002
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