On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:45:07 -0700 (PDT), Phil Boswell phil.boswell@gmail.com wrote:
The thing is that in many of these cases, we have to be able to demonstrate that we are doing SOMEthing to prove our good faith, in order to assume the moral high ground. If we can later show that we bent over backwards to help people, outside observers are more likely to give us the benefit of the doubt. If we're up against the usual kind of querulous "vexatious litigant" this can be of great help.
Yes, exactly that. And sometimes the (self-)righteous indignation of those who would prefer to get one over on "the man" drowns out any rational debate.
Guy (JzG)