Avoiding the Appearance of Evil (was Re: Internet Historym was Re: Villain of the Week: Bolder Technology Corp)

[Ronn Blankenship]

At 14:00 28-01-01 -0600, Julia wrote:


>On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, John D. Giorgis wrote:
>
> > At 06:27 PM 1/27/01 -0600, Julia wrote:
> > >Would taking a pair of sisters, one of whom is MARRIED, out to lunch
> > >count?[1]
> >
> > Hey!  You never said that you sister was single!   ;-)
>
>I never said she wasn't, either.  ;)  But I don't think she's seriously
>looking right now.
>
> > >Oh, wait, you said HABIT -- he only did it that once that I know of.  ;)
> >
> > Well, does spending a night in a tent with a woman who was a perfect
> > stranger count?  There goes my endorsement from the religious
> > right......
>
>Hm.  Was it your tent, and you offering shelter?  If so, that's a kind and
>noble gesture, which might offset any other appearances of impropriety.
>Otherwise, I'm not entirely sure.  And if that's the worst they're going
>to dredge up on you, then maybe it's not so bad.

OTOH, I've heard the suggestion that if a man is driving alone in the rain 
and sees a woman walking without an umbrella, he should first turn around 
and go home and get his wife before stopping to offer the woman a ride so 
as to avoid any appearance of impropriety of being seen in a car alone with 
a woman other than his wife.


-- Ronn!  :)