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Old 11-04-2007, 09:28 PM   #52
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Unhappy speculation or gossip?

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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy
...I think that without speculation, this forum would be awfully dull and hardly worth reading. It is part of human nature and every news outlet I can think of...
Very true.

But there is a very thin line that separates idle everyday speculation from potentially harmful gossip. In my humble opinion that line has been needlessly crossed in several preceding posts.

Why the rush to accusation or judgement? We have a system in place that will eventually supply the answers some of us appear to want, can we show a little patience and let that process work before someone inadvertently causes damage to an innocent party?

This thread reminds me of all the times I've read when folks complain the print media runs a front page story when an individual is accused of wrong doing, and somewhere down the road when the charges are downgraded or dismissed the resulting story is buried on page 39!
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