Comments on: Thomas’ Son http://www.iammattthomas.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiammattthomas.com%2Fjournal%2Fthomas-son&seed_title=Thomas%26%238217%3B%26%23160%3BSon An enigma, wrapped in a paradox, inside a jelly donut. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:24:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-almost-rc-9983 hourly 1 By: Matt Thomas http://www.iammattthomas.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiammattthomas.com%2Fjournal%2Fthomas-son&seed_title=Thomas%26%238217%3B%26%23160%3BSon/comment-page-1#comment-623 Matt Thomas Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:02:12 +0000 http://iammattthomas.com/?p=242#comment-623 <p>You’re right, Cham. The furor over the images supposedly found on the computer at work has been intense. I absolutely agree that many are far too quick to judge over mere accusations, especially ones in which the evidence is tenuous at best.</p> <p>Unfortunately, the crux of the matter in my dad’s case revolves around more recent things — things that I can see for myself that he did, providing a mental image I don’t think I’ll ever be able to erase.</p> You’re right, Cham. The furor over the images supposedly found on the computer at work has been intense. I absolutely agree that many are far too quick to judge over mere accusations, especially ones in which the evidence is tenuous at best.

Unfortunately, the crux of the matter in my dad’s case revolves around more recent things — things that I can see for myself that he did, providing a mental image I don’t think I’ll ever be able to erase.

]]> By: Cham http://www.iammattthomas.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fiammattthomas.com%2Fjournal%2Fthomas-son&seed_title=Thomas%26%238217%3B%26%23160%3BSon/comment-page-1#comment-622 Cham Sun, 22 Jan 2006 20:26:49 +0000 http://iammattthomas.com/?p=242#comment-622 <p>Wow, yours is definitely a situation that sucks. I read the Alabama article and am starting to think that things can turn into a witch hunt rather quickly these days with our overactive and completely restraint-free “Homeland Security” services. That computer was used by a variety of people. </p> <p>Take a hypothetical situation, let’s say one is at work and is surfing the net and some site uses a pop-up resluting in one staring at picture of an orgy comprised of toddlers having sex with animals for 4 milliseconds before the brain sends the message to the fingers to close the window. Is this enough of a misdeed for one to lose their job, go to prison and be humiliated by society at large?</p> <p>I’m not so quick to think someone is guilty these days as opposed to be a victim of imaginative government agencies.</p> Wow, yours is definitely a situation that sucks. I read the Alabama article and am starting to think that things can turn into a witch hunt rather quickly these days with our overactive and completely restraint-free “Homeland Security” services. That computer was used by a variety of people.

Take a hypothetical situation, let’s say one is at work and is surfing the net and some site uses a pop-up resluting in one staring at picture of an orgy comprised of toddlers having sex with animals for 4 milliseconds before the brain sends the message to the fingers to close the window. Is this enough of a misdeed for one to lose their job, go to prison and be humiliated by society at large?

I’m not so quick to think someone is guilty these days as opposed to be a victim of imaginative government agencies.

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