Point me to the rule that states that disagreeing with a thread's sentiment prohibits you from posting such before you call me thick-headed, sport.
There's no such rule, but there is one against hijacking threads, for what it's worth. I doubt anybody's going to make a point of it.
Here's the problem: Nobody here is filling hankies, making "leaving Moss alone" videos, or anything of the sort.
This letter stated:
1) That Randy Moss has earned our respect, from what we have seen from him all season, both on and off the field;
2) Randy Moss asked only that we not judge him in advance of knowledge of the case; and
3) The sentiment that I, for one, and from the looks of it, most fans, would honor that request.
Your sidetracks are somewhat welcome, in that you've illustrated one point with your talk of homerism, respect-for-catching-passes, and the like.
You have reinforced that Randy Moss only asked what anybody is entitled to under the circumstances, the benefit of the doubt. The law demands it as well.
I do respect Randy Moss, but anybody has the right to make the request he made. Any American should grant that request.
I don't know you, only the words you've typed here. They seem to indicate a belief that not rushing to judgment, which he openly addressed a need for in public, is somehow mawkish and pathetic. There is also an implication that not rushing to judgment of Mr. Moss equates a minimization of the seriousness of violence against women.
It does not, but a concerted campaign to deny Moss any such peace of mind, is in fact a statement in favor of blackmailers.
Consider:
If Randy Moss is a horrible monster who asked that we not rush to judgment, he still has only asked for what is owed the horrible monster by a free society. We do not harm Ms. Washington, or the American justice system, by granting such trust, with the knowledge that any such peace of mind will be fleeting.
If, on the other hand, Ms. Washington has brought this request for a restraining order as a means to any petty personal end, including but not limited to money -- and we
do not extend to Mr. Moss the benefit of the doubt -- we as a public encourage such behavior in the future.
OJ Simpson and Ike Turner, unfortunately, do/did exist. Also unfortunately, so does that stripper who went after the Duke Lacrosse team.
Someone here told me what an ass I'd look like if there was something to it. I disagree. If, however, there is nothing to it and we as fans treat Randy Moss as the media treated that Lacrosse team, there is something very wrong.
You can not simply recite the horror of a crime to establish that we should prematurely judge an accused man (or woman.) Even a celebrity.
PFnV
