David Karr, on the Tue, 20 Apr 1993 01:01:01 GMT wibbled:
: >In article <1993Apr19.141959.4057@bnr.ca>
: >
: >> With regards to the pub brawl, he might have a history of such things.
: >> Just because he was a biker doesn't make him out to be a reasonable
: >> person.  Even the DoD might object to him joining, who knows?

: If he had a history of such things, why was it not mentioned in the
: article, and why did they present the irrelevant detail of where he
: got his drinking money from?

: I can't say exactly who is at fault here, but from where I sit is
: looks like we're seeing the results either of the law going way out
: of hand or of shoddy journalism.

: If the law wants to attach strings to how you spend a settlement, they
: should put the money in trust.  They don't, so I would assume it's
: perfectly legitimate to drink it away, though I wouldn't spend it that
: way myself.

: -- David Karr (karr@cs.cornell.edu)

We heard about this from a newspaper article.  Journalists and editors
always pick out the most interesting and sensational "facts" for our
facts get in the way of a good story".  You must have noticed how
motorcyclists get treated by the press.  They thrive on hysteria,
ignorance, sensationalism and one-upmanship.  Unfortunately there's
not enough salt to keep taking a pinch of.

--

Nick (the Cynical Old Biker)   DoD 1069   Concise Oxford   Leaky New Gearbox

M'Lud.