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samw420
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Re: Online drug peddling - Just a click away
      01/11/04 11:25 AM

This tale of biased, irresponsible journalism continues...

Imagine my surprise when I logged in yesterday and found this private message waiting for me:

Quote:


Hey Sam.
You might want to tell your pals at drugbuyers.com that there are no secrets in cyberspace. And they need not agonize over how to let me know that I'm a smug, stupid, irresponsible woofer. I've read their comments.
I'm happy to see that you learned a little something in my class at OCCC. Your spelling and grammar are marginally better than most of the other posters on this site. Tell the others that they lose credibility when attacking someone if their writing is replete with errors. It makes them sound a bit dumb and - perhaps? - a bit addicted to some mind-numbing drug.
Have a happy new year.
Beth Quinn
Times Herald-Record






Now, I find it a bit telling that the content of this message revolves around letting us all know that the "secret is out" and that she, as well as countless others are watching. Thanks for the "heads-up" Ms. Quinn! Now that our top-secret URL, DrugBuyers.com, has been compromised, we'll be forced back into the depths from whence we came.

Time for a reality check Beth - we're all well aware of the watchful eyes that scour public forums like DB. What you don't seem to grasp is that, while it is an inherent truth that there is a percentage of people who abuse medication and use the Internet as their means of aquisition, there is a much, much larger population with legitimate needs. It is this group that was and is so outraged at the slanted and irresponsible rhetoric that you, and others before you, have perpetrated. It is a flaw of logic to assume that the people who were angered by your report are recreational fun-seekers, and not legitimate sufferers.

The reasons one might pursue this avenue of medical service are numerous. Many doctors fear prescribing controlled substances because of the Gestapo-like tactics of overseeing agencies and entities. Some people simply cannot afford regular expensive face-to-face office visits. After all, it's no secret that the health care industry in this country is built on a foundation of corporate profit and hypocrisy.

I think if your article contained at least a single mention of the legitimate and intended purpose of these resources, there would not have been such reaction.

I know i'm just whistling Dixie here but maybe, just maybe, the next time you blow the lid off another nefarious "secret" you'll have the good sense to do the right thing and include opposing viewpoints in a neutral, unbiased tone.

In case you've forgotten what it is you do for a living, Ms. Quinn, i'll leave you with this excerpt from Webster's dictionary:
Quote:


jour·nal·ism
Pronunciation: 'j&r-n&l-"i-z&m

writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation





All the best...


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SW

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* ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** samw420 12/28/03 10:51 AM
. * * Online drug peddling - Just a click away DrugBuyersAdministrator   01/04/04 11:08 AM
. * * Re: Online drug peddling - Just a click away samw420   01/11/04 11:25 AM
. * * Re: Online drug peddling - Just a click away joesentme   01/12/04 11:22 AM
. * Re: Online drug peddling - Just a click away Julz   01/04/04 01:02 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper * ML63   01/04/04 10:26 AM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** IMSUSCOT1   01/04/04 09:53 AM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper * Spectre13   01/01/04 09:25 AM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper * phillesh   01/02/04 08:55 AM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper * turcica   01/02/04 09:59 AM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper * tray1   01/04/04 08:17 AM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** gage   12/29/03 07:36 AM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** LordHawHaw   12/29/03 11:47 AM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** CeeBee   12/28/03 04:26 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** yawkaw3   12/28/03 04:44 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** CeeBee   12/28/03 04:54 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** yawkaw3   12/28/03 05:01 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** CeeBee   12/28/03 05:10 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper * Firefairy   12/28/03 06:47 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** CeeBee   12/28/03 04:52 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper * potatoboy99   12/28/03 01:49 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** yawkaw3   12/28/03 12:13 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** samw420   12/28/03 03:54 PM
. * * Re: ** New OP-Slamming Article in my local paper ** HANN   12/28/03 12:35 PM

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