Re: NO MORE PERSONAL ATTACKS

From: Ryan Stewart (firebird@kymtnnet.org)
Date: Thu Nov 02 2000 - 12:35:19 EST


Bravo Sean. Kudos, Kudos.

:-)

-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T
Don't think I'd do it, but still have no right to judge. I'm 16, I know I'll
do something equally as stupid and not even realize it! :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: Sean Bruckman <bruckman@urisp.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 11:19 AM
Subject: DML: NO MORE PERSONAL ATTACKS

> Agreed?
>
> I would just as soon not be on the DML and work on my website more. If i
> need help with anything, i already know who the experts are and i could
> contact them off-list.
>
> Some of you who have this holier-than-thou attitude are more immature than
> someone who would take risks while driving. Personally, I find that I am
not
> the end-all source of information for the world, so i keep my mouth shut
> sometimes. Some of you need to do the same.
>
> I have been trying to get people interested in the INDY/CHI meet, but
thanks
> to personal attacks being thrown around about street-racing, i'm not sure
> we'll get along. The guy who made the mistake of telling this list he was
> speeding and one of the people who flamed him will be there. What's
supposed
> to happen now? I don't think there will be a problem, but actions like
this
> could have caused a major one considering 2 people are 33% of the people
> that will be at this first, semi-annual meet!
>
> As for racing through chicago at night? I wouldn't recommend it first of
all
> for the inordinate amount of pigs. (there are pigs and there are cops,
don't
> get me wrong, i like cops. =) It's not the fact that he was speeding that
> gets me mad, speeding doesn't kill, violating the laws of physics do. I've
> been thinking about that as i drive and it's so true. (speeding in the
wrong
> place can cause you to violate the laws of physics!) Our friend just has
to
> learn, as i did, that you can't get carried away when you make a post to
the
> list because it's so easy to exaggerate. He also has to learn that even if
> you don't exaggerate, people will look at it in the worst possible light
and
> repeat it until everyone thinks it's fact!! The guy said he maxed out at
108
> mph. He also said he ran some red lights and stop signs. He didn't say he
> ran red lights and stop signs at 108 you fucking idiots! That would be a
> death wish, everyone knows it... When you max at 108, you probably drive
> 80-90 MAX for most of the trip.
>
> Whew... now if someone flames me that's going to be it. It's my damn
opinion
> , and if you don't like it i don't care and you're probably stupid for not
> understanding what i'm really saying here.
>
> Sean Bruckman
>
> P.S. so much for a one word message body.
>



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