ROFLMAO Dave
At 10:08 AM 25/10/2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >Bully? What the hell are you talking about? >What have I done or posted to justify that label? >jco > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >William Robb >Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:51 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: The JCO survey > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "ann sanfedele" >Subject: Re: The JCO survey > > > > > > > come on guys - take it off list or lighten up or both > > > > annsan for peace and friendliness > >The guy that built my house is a jco type. He also uses bullying and >abuse to get what he wants. >The problem with letting people get away with this sort of crap is that >they tend to keep doing it, and become very hair triggered. >It is self reinforcing behaviour >By this, I mean that eventually, as soon as someone crosses them, they >become abusive and bullying, secure in the knowledge that they will >"win", since they always have in the past. > >I see this sort of behaviour in dogs on a regular basis. >The dog that runs it's fence chasing off anyone who walks by is showing >the same behaviour. > >I expect that jco has used his bullying methods of getting his own way >for a very long time, probably it is something that he learned in grade >school and has escalated through his entire life, to the point now that >he jumps down anyone's throat who dares to have a differing opinion, he >treats any slight as a personal attack, and he escalates anything that >crosses him to the most extreme position he can. > >It's easy to write this sort of psychotic behaviour off as a mental >illness, and I have recieved a few private emails asking me to stop the >bear baiting. >Bullying and abuse does not classify as a mental illness. > >Bullies know exactly what they are doing, they just have so little >regard for people that they continue doing it. > >Bullies tend to be wife beaters, or animal abusers, they tend to go >looking for fights, but will only pick on those they see as unable to >defend themselves. The more fights they win, the bolder the bullying >becomes. > >Eventually, they see anyone as fair game, they see themselves as a >superior, unassailable being who has the right to do exactly what he is >doing. >"If I didn't have the right to do it, someone would stop me" is >essentially the mindset that they take. Since everyone backs down, the >behaviour continues unabated, and tends to escalate. > >So, one is faced with a choice: Does one let the bully win, thereby >reinforcing his loutish behaviour, or does one stand up to the bully and > >not let him win, thereby essentially castrating him? > >This is not the first time that jco has teed off on people on this list. > >At one time Rob Studdert and I had a running game about when jco would >get himself wound up again. For a while it was about once every three >weeks, like clockwork. > >Let it go if you like, let the Wookie win, so to speak. >You can be secure in the knowledge that he will continue his abuse, >perhaps not today or tomorrow, but again at some point, and that the >next time he will be even more antisocial > >With dogs, when they get to the point jco is at, the best option is to >put them down. > >William Robb > > > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
