Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 19:50:59 -0400
From: Darryl Wally
Subject: Re: Chatham Chatlist #3416
On May 10, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Chatham Chatlist wrote:
> Thank you, Gene. I am in complete agreement with you and others who think
> along these lines. Whether someone uses their name or not has nothing to do
> with their credibility but does indeed have a lot to do with making comments
> and/or sharing information without fear of reprisal from friends, neighbors,
> families, and the community at-large.
I doubt we are dealing with constitutional level conversations, but it DOES have to do with credibility when someone makes inappropriate or offensive comments, threats, idiotic arguments, etc., and hides because they won’t stand up and face the fallout. That person is not credible enough for their comments to be considered in any serious way. It is a form of cowardice, notwithstanding the legal right to be one.
Darryl