Posted by Why? on July 08, 2005 at 10:17:24 (PST):
In Reply to: Re: Book Shop posted by maddie on July 08, 2005 at 00:06:16 (PST):
It is true that the book store hasn't caused problems. The parents chose to live above it. This is America, and we are free to make these choices. This is America and we are free to voice our opinions as well. Josh also has that right.
To those who have decided to label Josh as a pervert: I do not think that Josh is lurking, and that is how he noticed that children live above the store. There is a fence around the play yard, but it is still obvious that children live there, as it is at many homes in our town. I am sure that many of you have sat in that area in your car waiting for someone to be able to turn and have looked around at the homes in the area. No, I am not a pervert that lurks around looking for children. I am a cautious driver. I try to keep an eye out for possible dangers. I for one have noticed this home because the gate has been open at times, and I am concerned that if children are in the yard, they may run out into traffic. I am not picking on this family in particular. I have noticed other areas which concern me as well in this way.
I will now get to what encouraged me to comment. I do not understand why people on this board have to attack the writer personally instead of the writer's ideas. Why do we start putting the person down before we even get to know them? In most schools they teach the fact that by putting others down; we are demonstrating our low self-esteem.
Maddie, you might want to take your own advice about reading before you start putting others down. Your spelling and grammar are not perfect either. I would not have brought this up, but you opened the door by criticizing Josh's abilities.
I won¡¦t be surprises to get replies to this post that put me down as well. I have just one request. Try to be more creative. The old put downs on here are getting a bit boringƒº
On a lighter note, I hope everyone had a wonderful time celebrating our freedoms this past weekend.
On a somber note, my prayers go out to all that have been affected by the recent attacks in London.