Oh, of course. She started a thread about something that didn’t bother her.
Therefore, you don’t bother Metacom and he started this thread for laughs.
It’s all coming clear, now.
How about coughing up a cite for Zsofia claiming that her neighbors were bothering her?
What he is right about is that if twice in a thread you state that the Op should mind her own business, and then claim that people that who don’t mind their own business are assholes, you have pretty much called her an asshole.
So, you want an exact quote to that effect? The fact that she started the thread isn’t sufficient?
I dub thee Doug the Pedant.
I think this is just a semantic difference. Some are considering Zsofia to have been bothered by viewing what she feels may be illegal behavior. I think you may be more narrowly looking for a statement from her that they had done something directed toward her.
I was actually just saying that parents should not be allowed to deprive their children of an education.
This is a bullshit definition of “bothering.” She never claimed that they had actively done anything to harass her, or threaten her or inconvenience her in any way. I fail to see how she’s being “bothered.”
They’re not directing anything towards anybody. I’m right about this and Shodan is wrong. She never said they were bothering her, only that she noticed behavior which she thought was suspicious. That cannot be called “bothering” with any honesty.
See my previous post, and, from M-W Online: bother
1 : to annoy especially by petty provocation : IRK
2 : to intrude upon : PESTER
3 : to cause to be anxious or concerned
You never do, Dio. You have a blind spot the size of Antarctica when it comes to empathy for why things may bother other people. When something bothers you, it is the end of civilization; when it bothers someone else, it is tough shit.
It’s not your most endearing trait.
They were doing none of those things.
Which is your view, and when you say the government should prevent it, you’re advocating legislation to support your views.
Excerpt from Second Paragraph:
All emphasis mine.
I’m pretty sure that everyone who has read the other thread will agree that the actions of the neighbors have caused her to be anxious or concerned.
Bring along a horse head and a giant named Luca too.
There is no blind spot, here, you’re all just full of shit and reaching to try to score a point. All of the so-called “suspicious” behavior descibed in that thread was taken as a given. I repeatedly said that as long as they weren’t harrassing or threatening or “bothering” anybody, AND she had seen nothing illegal, then I wouldn’t call the cops. It was and is blindingly obvious from context that when I said 'bother," I meant behavior which was specifically deliberate and directed towards the OP or her neighbors. This is a bullshit point and everybody knows it.
It’s obvious that she’s bothered by the whole thing. Why else would she ask about calling the cops?
You believe children should be educated in a manner you approve of. With subject matter you approve of. With a Diogenes-approved approach to the subject matter. And you have advocated making this compulsory via government. The very fact that you can’t even see your statement as potentially offensive is evidence of your self-righteousness. Because obviously no one would possibly be offended by you telling them what to teach their kids or that they must submit to testing to prove to you that they had a grasp of what you think an education should provide. Your standards are fair, reasonable, and should provoke no disagreement among right-thinking people.
Almost the very definition of self-righteousness.
You have also said “Any sort of inattentive driving should be penalized” and “Bottom line, if a minor is in the presence of criminal activity, does not leave and does not report it, I say throw them in the can for a night. Put the fear of God in the little bastards.”
Enjoy,
Steven
That point in the thread was post #56. The weasel speaks in post #32. Which came before post #56. Got it?
It’s hard to fathom that anyone who has ever been the victim of harassment by authority would even consider calling the police on someone for these vague transgressions.
I have been needlessly harassed, and it didn’t make me feel any better than I was innocent of any crime. It was still a violation and I will never forget what it felt like.
Nope, the purpose of owning a house is as an investment and to have some equity. If the point was just to live in it you wouldn’t need to own it.
Stop it, you’re killin’ me!
:D:D:D
Enjoy,
Steven