Michael Piper and Final Judgment

[Mark Stapleton]

Charles,

Dawn tried very gingerly to tame you down, and you responded with a passionate advocacy of ad hom attacks and a petty swipe at her spelling. You may have found a unique niche to fill- bullies are wearing out their welcome in society, and they need an intelligent voice to defend their cause.

None of us are clever or witty enough to successfully mimic Groucho Marx's style. Can you post anything that isn't a snappy, acerbic condemnation of someone? Also, when you adopt such a superior attitude, you make it inevitable that someone is going to throw stones back at your glass house.

You may unintentionally be increasing Piper's sales.

Don,

Charles lost his temper as we all do at times, especially over this issue. That shouldn't make people frightened of debating it, though.

I'm not happy about the way Albert was treated. It became too personal and turned into a frenzied pursuit. Last night I read the lengthy thread about LHO in the doorway started by Ralph Cinque and the Albert Doyle who contributed dozens of posts there was indistinguishable from the Albert Doyle who made many posts here in my view. The language and posting style seemed identical to me.

That thread got too personal also. Like you, I sit on the fence regarding the Cinque/Fetzer subject matter. On one hand the hairline looks like Lovelady. On the other hand, the Oswald frameup works better placing him on the 2nd floor rather than the doorway, where it doesn't work at all, and this would have quickly become apparent to those seeking to fit him up for the crime. I think Cinque and Fetzer were entitled to some latitude. They presented a good case, perhaps too forcefully, but were attacked by an angry mob. Questioning a person's sanity for merely suggesting that something may not be as it seems is too much. The online community has too much kneejerk hostility to new ideas. It is an important issue too, because if they are right about LHO in the doorway, it exposes the frameup in a profound way that could easily convince people who might otherwise be indifferent towards this sorry case.