Mark Ryan wrote:
On 02/04/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
I agree. Assuming that someone would insert things into her own biography for the purpose of facilitating this sort of mischief is to assume bad faith. I don't doubt that there are people who would do this kind of thing, but the burden of proof is on the accuser.
Assuming good faith comes easily to some people. I'm just naturally suspicious.
I don't think the two are incompatible.
I don't assume bad faith, I just don't assume good faith readily. There needs to be a balance between gullibly believing everything any random tells us, and disbelieving everything anyone tells us until they show proof.
Absolutely. Nevertheless the bad ones develop patterns of behaviour that are very hard to change. They will quickly give themselves the opportunity to screw up;.
Fanning is an esteemed journalist in Australia, but there are other television journalists in this country who would do such a thing as vandalising an article then lambasting us about it.
That's not very flattering for the journalists of Australia. ;-)
Ec