Mark Ryan wrote:
On 02/04/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)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