On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:01:54 GMT, "Skip Elliott Bowman"
> wrote:

>"Matthew Russotto" > wrote in message
...
>> In article .net>,
>> Skip Elliott Bowman > wrote:
>>>"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
ngin.umich.edu...
>>>> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Big Bill wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> No, I can't stop you from being an arrogant prick.
>>>>
>>>> You will have to decide whether you prefer the kind of arrogance that
>>>> causes able-bodied people to steal your handicapped space, or the kind
>>>> of
>>>> arrogance that causes public-minded people to call them on it.
>>>
>>>The latter isn't arrogance; it's indignation.
>>
>> It's self-righteous arrogance.
>
>We need that to stand up to the selfish, the jerks, and the thieves. That's
>why it's called indignation; we don't do it for personal gain. What do I
>get if I call a jerk on stealing a handicap spot? Nothing, except the
>satisfaction that I helped someone less fortunate.
>
First, you need to be able to identify the selfish, the jerks, and the
thieves.
In this case, how do you do that? By a few seconds' observation?
Hardly.

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Bill Funk
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