Re: Weekly posting summary

"mother" <mother@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On 2008-04-04 23:28:54 +0100, Dag <dwastberg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
>
>> whisky-dave wrote:
>>> With regard to the pink prison thing.
>>> Dag brought up the idea that hard labour could be the cause of the 
>>> reduced reoffending.
>>
>> Dag actually brought up the point that, without any tests or evidence
to 
>> the contrary, that the idea cannot be dismissed out of hand simply 
>> because it doesn't fit your argument.  Notice the subtle but distinct 
>> difference?
>
> It's also the case that the sheriff in question is basically a
politician; 
> in that he has to be re-elected every few years if he wants to keep his 
> job. Only a complete simpleton would take anything he said at face value

> without investigating further.

*grin* And indeed, only a complete simpleton did... :-)

H