RE: Landmines RE: US Foreign Policy Re: *DO* we share a civilizat ion?

[Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM]

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> Verzonden: Sunday, August 19, 2001 2:58 PM
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: Re: Landmines RE: US Foreign Policy Re: *DO* we share a
> civilizat ion?

>  If I were you, I'd be more careful in the future when throwing
>  accusations around. If you start making a habit of accusing people of
>  something without providing evidence, sooner or later you're going to
>  find yourself in court, explaining your behaviour to a judge.
>  
>   >>
> I will take your statements as a threat of legal action. I will
> therefore no longer answer any of your posts for fear of having a
> lawyer at my door.

This statement is almost as good as a signed confession. If you throw
insults at people, and are sure that you can convince the court that these
are mere comments and not insults/libel/slander, you have nothing to fear
from a lawsuit. If you can provide the court with all necessary evidence to
show that any accusation you make is, in fact, justified, you have nothing
to fear from a lawsuit.

Yet, you do fear a lawsuit...


> I will be out of town for the next few days during which time I will
> will strongly consider unsubscribing to the list.

I'm usually a nice guy, who has no problem lending people a helping hand. I
will not make an exception for you, but lend you a helping hand too:

"To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, with the text
'unsubscribe brin-l' (without the quotes) in the body. Do NOT send it to the
list."


> Another casualty of political and ethical absoluteism.

I pointed out to you that you can't go about accusing people of something
without providing ample evidence (saying "I distinctly remember" won't hold
up in court), and that such behaviour might get you into legal trouble. How
does that make you "another casualty of political and ethical absolutism"?
If there is one casualty here, it's ethics itself.

If I didn't know better, I'd feel sorry for you.

Bye.


Jeroen

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