[ale] [OT] (- Way OT) Pre-emptive baseball strike

Charles Marcus CharlesM at Media-Brokers.com
Mon Aug 19 09:02:31 EDT 2002


> From: Irv Mullins [mailto:irvm at ellijay.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 8:19 AM
>
> Striking is not a character flaw - greed and extortion are.

Greed may be a character flaw, but extortion is not - it is a criminal act.

> Persons who have to work 10 hours in a dark underground
> tunnel have both a right and a moral obligation to strike.

Eh? Who is forcing them to work there? Their only 'moral obligation' is to
choose to work there or not.

> Poor, starving big-league players who can't afford that
> forth mansion with the matching Ferrari have the right
> to demand that their 'fans' pay for those toys?  It may
> be 'legal', but is sure ain't 'right'.

As long as they aren't sticking a gun in anyones face forcing them to come
to games or pay the 'Pay-Per-View' fees, they have every right to ask for as
much as they can get.

Charles


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