[ale] [OT] (- Way OT) Pre-emptive baseball strike

[Charles Marcus]

> From: Irv Mullins [mailto:irvm at ellijay.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:44 AM
>
>> Greed may be a character flaw, but extortion is
>> not - it is a criminal act.

> I guess you're right, most extortionists are persons
> of fine, upstanding character.

Having a short temper is a character flaw.  Being a [real] criminal is not a
character flaw, it is a mental defect.

>>> Persons who have to work 10 hours in a dark under-
>>> ground tunnel have both a right and a moral
>>> obligation to strike.

>> Eh? Who is forcing them to work there? Their only
>> 'moral obligation' is to choose to work there or not.

>>> Poor, starving big-league players who can't afford
>>> that forth mansion with the matching Ferrari have
>>> the right to demand that their 'fans' pay for those
>>> toys?  It may be 'legal', but is sure ain't 'right'.

>> As long as they aren't sticking a gun in anyones face
>> forcing them to come to games or pay the 'Pay-Per-
>> View' fees, they have every right to ask for as much
>> as they can get.

> Just as the Mafia can charge as much "vigorish" as
> they can get, as long as they don't break any kneeecaps?

Yep.  No one is forced to borrow money from the mob.

Besides, are you suggesting that breaking someone's kneecaps for failing to
honor an obligation that one entered into freely and with full knowledge of
the consequences is somehow 'less honorable' than a bank taking away a
little old lady's house and forcing her out onto the street (or worse yet,
in a government run facility where she is abused, raped and tortured) for
the same reason?

Why is it that some people somehow always revert to comparing a regular
business enterprise, like mining or pro baseball, to a Criminal organization
like the mob?

Charles


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