Comments on: Sad and creepy, but is it news? http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:58:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Earl http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10462 Earl Sun, 04 Feb 2007 03:50:33 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10462 Well, Bill.....if you ever found out, I do hope you wouldn't call the newspaper and make a story out of it. Some things ought to be private, and I agree with Helen and Book that this was one of them. If given a choice, we ought to refrain from cooperating with exhibitionists. Well, Bill…..if you ever found out, I do hope you wouldn’t call the newspaper and make a story out of it.

Some things ought to be private, and I agree with Helen and Book that this was one of them. If given a choice, we ought to refrain from cooperating with exhibitionists.

]]> By: Bill C http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10463 Bill C Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:06:59 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10463 Did you have any brothers? ;-) I guess it is a guy thing. Whenever I see that someone who has lost both their arms I wonder how they can...you know. We are kind of crass. Did you have any brothers? ;-)
I guess it is a guy thing. Whenever I see that someone who has lost both their arms I wonder how they can…you know. We are kind of crass.

]]> By: helenl http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10464 helenl Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:42:31 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10464 I'm not really mad, Bill C. It's just that I could have lived my entire life without having read this bit of "news." I’m not really mad, Bill C. It’s just that I could have lived my entire life without having read this bit of “news.”

]]> By: Bill C http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10466 Bill C Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:39:06 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10466 Helenl, etc., You shouldn't be mad at anyone. He chose to talk about what happened and to have his picture taken for the article. This demostrates to me that he wanted other people to know what he was going through and that his caregivers helped him. The only reason I can see for his cooperation with the press is that he wants others to know they can seek relief if they are in the same situation. Helenl, etc.,

You shouldn’t be mad at anyone. He chose to talk about what happened and to have his picture taken for the article. This demostrates to me that he wanted other people to know what he was going through and that his caregivers helped him.

The only reason I can see for his cooperation with the press is that he wants others to know they can seek relief if they are in the same situation.

]]> By: judyrose http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10465 judyrose Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:07:36 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10465 Count me in. I have no problem with what this young man did. It's personal, and none of our business. I just think it's odd that it ended up in the news. Count me in. I have no problem with what this young man did. It’s personal, and none of our business. I just think it’s odd that it ended up in the news.

]]> By: swampacreage http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10469 swampacreage Sat, 03 Feb 2007 17:01:15 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10469 Nothing shocks me(nor should it)in what goes on between consenting adults in private abodes.Nothing sordid or tabloid about the above.I'm okay with real people doing real things as long as they pull down the shades and don't break the law . Nothing shocks me(nor should it)in what goes on between consenting adults in private abodes.Nothing sordid or tabloid about the above.I’m okay with real people doing real things as long as they pull down the shades and don’t break the law .

]]> By: Bookworm http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10468 Bookworm Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:57:28 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10468 I agree with Helen and Bill. It's a sad story, intensely personal, and bizarrely placed in one of the largest newspapers in England. I agree with Helen and Bill. It’s a sad story, intensely personal, and bizarrely placed in one of the largest newspapers in England.

]]> By: helenl http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10467 helenl Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:24:13 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10467 Bill C has a point. My beef is not with the man nor those who assisted him but with the press who felt it necessary to report this. Reporters get news tips every day that do not end up as stories, This is one that should have been edited out. Bill C has a point. My beef is not with the man nor those who assisted him but with the press who felt it necessary to report this. Reporters get news tips every day that do not end up as stories, This is one that should have been edited out.

]]> By: Bill C http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10472 Bill C Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:21:20 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10472 I think the young man chose to speak about this in order to highlight his plight and to praise the enlightened attitude of his caregivers. As a libertarian I am all for adult freely engaging in any behavior they chose in the privacy of their own homes. Bookworm, one thing that bothers me, not really bothers because it is typical, is how women approach this stroy versus men. It has to do with male sexuality and the fact that many women find it rather gross and show little tolerance for our different desires. Please understand that our desires and physical needs are different and give this handicapped man the respect he deserves for sharing. I am quite sure his motivation for telling his story is noble. The disabled deserve to have sex lives and if prostitution is the only option then so be it. I think the young man chose to speak about this in order to highlight his plight and to praise the enlightened attitude of his caregivers.

As a libertarian I am all for adult freely engaging in any behavior they chose in the privacy of their own homes. Bookworm, one thing that bothers me, not really bothers because it is typical, is how women approach this stroy versus men. It has to do with male sexuality and the fact that many women find it rather gross and show little tolerance for our different desires. Please understand that our desires and physical needs are different and give this handicapped man the respect he deserves for sharing. I am quite sure his motivation for telling his story is noble. The disabled deserve to have sex lives and if prostitution is the only option then so be it.

]]> By: judyrose http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/02/02/sad-and-creepy-but-is-it-news/#comment-10471 judyrose Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:29:53 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1307#comment-10471 Who called a reporter? Who called a reporter?

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