Perhaps this is the post that people were unsure of.
It is much worse than someone being reprimanded for asking a stupid
question. I've been on lists that were worse in that respect than
here, but I've never seen such poor judgement as this message here.
I'd just like to point out that this is a list designed for
discussions on the mac platform, not blindness politics and
philosophy. If you want to talk about that go join an NFB or ACB
list. It certainly is not a list to discuss or call into question,
the quality of people's character.
Regards
Justin Harford
Into this wild abyss, the weary fiend stood on the brink of hell and
looked awhile, pondering his voyage
John Milton
Paradise Lost
On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:40 PM, Matt Emson wrote:
On 18 Apr 2008, at 17:27, Slau wrote:
Hey Lew, was that the same Mac you were just posting for sale?
Please note: i joined this list because I fully expected this to
happen. I'm not interested in a Witch hunt; make your own minds up.
But this is the kind of message Lewis is spreading around the
internet. I feel this is actually *hurting* blind Mac users, both in
standing within the Mac community and credibility when requesting
assistance from sighted Mac users.
It takes little effort to find more such posts: Google for "Lewis
Brock Totally blind" or "Lewis Brock mac urgent". I spent less than
30 minutes earlier in the week, and found 3 other places (Gumtree,
MacRumours forums and another I forget off the top of my head) where
Lewis made these claims. Others on the LEM list have uncovered
more, including one where he claims he needs a Uilleann pipes set
for free.
At the end of the day, it's not my place to judge him. I'd simply
ask that you take notice of what I'm saying and decide for
yourselves if his blatant abuse of his disability is something you
want or need to have associated with your group.
To Lewis: your disability is terrible. I feel for you. But using it
as an excuse to lie and cheat yourself in to gaining hardware - this
is just wrong. I'm not interested in hounding you, but I'm also not
willing to sit back and let you make the LEM lists seem like a bunch
of evil people. We were willing to help, you messed up. You lied.
End of story.
I will not add more to this, but I am willing to answer any queries
- email me directly if you need clarification. If you want to speak
to others, see this list: http://groups.google.com/group/mac-uk?
hl=en - you'll also find Lewis' posts there, and the investigation
that various members made in to his other dealings on the net.
Here are a few more links, though some may be gone now as Lewis has
seemingly deleted some content since we caught him out on the 14th.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=470666&highlight=blind
http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/forums/msgs.cfm?msg=6424&forum=2&tz=-60
http://www.uilleannforum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=4949&sid=e83b8127743f793211e249115be4a7bb
