Role Models?

*** What King or Queen was ever arrested for drunk driving? I don't know, but in 1998 alone one out of every 5 members of Congress was stopped for DWI -- if you believe the message making the rounds on the Internet. 117 members bankrupted at least 2 businesses. 71 can't qualify for the credit card that is routinely offered to your dog. 8 have been arrested for shoplifting. 14 on drug charges. 3 for assault. And 7 for fraud. Clearly, the police are not doing their job. Almost all of them should be arrested for fraud. And the punishment? The guillotine was good enough for Louis XVI... it should be good enough for the Princes of the Potomac.

-- James (brkthru@cableone.net), January 27, 2000

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Aw come on James, are you TRULY surprised?

-- citizen (lost@sea.com), January 27, 2000.

Preaching to the choir.

-- James (brkthru@cableone.net), January 27, 2000.

Unfortunately, not entirely true, according to the Urban Legends References Pages:

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-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), January 27, 2000.

""Unfortunately, not entirely true, according to the Urban Legends References Pages": -- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), January 27, 2000.

Well this statement is not entirely true either. This web sites point is not about *truth*, but makes other points. The "Urban Legend Reference Pages" make the point (valid -- to a degree) that arrests do not make convictions. NOT the same as proving the list (from which the drunk driving was taken) In fact, my reading is they not claiming that this is, in fact, is an Urban legend at all. They are simply pointing out that it is not the whole story. I would go so far to state -- using this web sites own information -- that this being classified as an Urban Legend is incorrect (the making of an Urban Legend, itself).

-- Jackson Brown (Jackson_Brown@deja.com), January 27, 2000.

Jackson;

I see your point -- and I no doubt should have phrased that better.

But remember, it's not incumbent upon them to prove a negative. If I, for example, post something that says that three senators are known to enjoy philately and have sisters that are practicing thespians (old story), you have every right to say, "Fine. Prove it. Which three? Gimme names." -- you don't have to prove that it's not the case. And if I can't or won't cough up some supporting documentation, it gets placed in the "opinion" category -- and as such, your opinion and my opinion and their opinion is as good as anyone else's. I just passed on a semi-opposing (skeptical) view of this particular item. No big deal.

(Except that I think the actual numbers are probably higher...)

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), January 27, 2000.