Comments on: Sometimes I Can Be a Super Duper Buttinsky

By: William

William — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:43:31 +0000

Not really a waste of tax payer money because I am sure the offcier that responded as well as his vehicle was already on duty and on the clock. The only way it would have been a waste is if the town where this transpired had to go out and hire an officer and buy a new squad car for a tweet. That would be a waste. Otherwise it is just a cop doing his job.

Oh and sure there is the argument that the officer could have been out stopping real crimes if he was not distracted by the twitter crime. Like he could have been on Facebook patrol stopping unwanted pokes and preventing people from throwing Turkeys and snowballs and other applications.

If I saw someone leave a bar who looked a little too intoxicated and I did not know that poerson I have a responsibility to either try and stop that person from driving or notifying the cops. The person may not be drunk…but then again maybe they are.

I think the person who twittered about child smothering…read it again as Child’s mothering…is embarrased that it happened. Embarrasment will cause a very harsh response.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:05:38 +0000

free speech “ranks with the privilege of committing murder: we may exercise it if we are willing to take the consequences.”

At least you are being fair and thorough and you understand both sides. : )

GREAT post!

Oh, William made me giggle too, and I really needed it!! ; )

By: cat

cat — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:43:29 +0000

Trisha: I love your point #1. It made me giggle. Totally true!

By: trisha

trisha — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:24:59 +0000

I just think that if someone was really going to ’smother their child’ they wouldnt

1) be on twitter …cause they would be smothering their child

and

2) not ask if “its a crime” in the statement….cause anyone THAT stupid wouldnt know HOW to smother.

I think the worst part of this is the waste of tax money over a damn tweet. I dont know how many times i have said im going to kill my child…

trisha

By: cat

cat — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:45:36 +0000

RC: Truthfully, I have no desire to give the specific parties involved any more public attention (negative or otherwise), because it’s just all a big mess. (But feel free to email me for private deets…)

And William always makes me giggle.

By: RC Rambles...

RC Rambles... — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:59:25 +0000

Nicely said, and you know what – yes, abusive posts need to be taken seriously (sadly), in this day and age. How are we to know who is joking and who isn’t?

Now I’m totally curious about this super-secret person, but then, you’ve told enough of the story, I guess. (Unless you want to share further details, which I so wouldn’t mind…)

And William made me giggle.

By: cat

cat — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:47:06 +0000

William! Only YOU would find the DIX-on… wait, I was forgetting Nils. (I’ll email you.)

By: William

William — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:40:44 +0000

heh hee….you said DIX-on.

By: William

William — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:36:51 +0000

I need more details. Email me.

This was an excellent post and I for one would call the police if I heard a child screaming in a fashion that may have seemed like they were being hurt. As a matter of fact I have in the past. I also would have contacted authorities if I thought I saw something on a blog or twitter or facebook or what have you that I thought needed some type of intervention.

By: cat

cat — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:23:48 +0000

…aaaaand I just realized all that was a super long-winded way to say “know your audience.”

Eh.