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From: T i m on 5 Jun 2010 16:06 On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:11:16 +0100, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote: >James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > >> Funny that, so speaking as a philosopher, it's reasonable to take digs >> and smart arsed comments from people is it? McDonal seems to take pride >> in whining about how ill he is, let him be ill off the internet then. > >He's ill. That's why he does it. What's ill is his brain, so no amount >of reasoning can make any difference. Now imagine being locked into that >situation. It must be terrifying- certainly horribly stressful and sad. >So it's up to the people who *can* control their impulses to try to be >kind to Rowland. I know he makes it almost impossible at times, but it's >important. > >It's not a question of philosophy or of mental adequacy. Just plain >kindness. Nice words. It reminds me of some of the stories my Mrs come home with when she's spent a day as a carer on the dementia ward of the care home where she works. 'Little 90 year old ladies' swinging at her because she's trying to clean them up *again* and 10 seconds later they are her best friend. It does have a lighter side though, recovering 10 oranges from someone's sock draw, or Yorkshire puddings from their handbag. She even noticed a little row Maltesers carefully placed on an old typewriter they have in there ... except no one had Maltesers ... Cheers, T i m
From: Pd on 5 Jun 2010 16:29 T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > She even noticed a little row Maltesers carefully placed on an old > typewriter they have in there ... except no one had Maltesers ... Ew? -- Pd
From: Bernard Peek on 5 Jun 2010 16:32 On 05/06/10 20:11, Peter Ceresole wrote: > James Jolley<jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > >> Funny that, so speaking as a philosopher, it's reasonable to take digs >> and smart arsed comments from people is it? McDonal seems to take pride >> in whining about how ill he is, let him be ill off the internet then. > > He's ill. That's why he does it. What's ill is his brain, so no amount > of reasoning can make any difference. Now imagine being locked into that > situation. It must be terrifying- certainly horribly stressful and sad. > So it's up to the people who *can* control their impulses to try to be > kind to Rowland. I know he makes it almost impossible at times, but it's > important. > > It's not a question of philosophy or of mental adequacy. Just plain > kindness. Backed up by the law. Repeated attacks on someone known to be suffering from a mental disability are very much illegal and could lead to criminal prosecution and possible jail sentences. Bear in mind that usenet posts are archived and could be cited as evidence. -- Bernard Peek bap(a)shrdlu.com
From: T i m on 5 Jun 2010 17:27 On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 21:29:51 +0100, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) wrote: >T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >> She even noticed a little row Maltesers carefully placed on an old >> typewriter they have in there ... except no one had Maltesers ... > >Ew? Yup, all in a days work apparently. ;-( Her place seems to be one of the best though (recently audited and scored 97/100 or summat) and they do things like have a rack of hats and handbags that people can put on if they want (most of the ladies get a handbag first thing and carry it all day). ;-) T i m
From: T i m on 5 Jun 2010 17:36
On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 21:29:51 +0100, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) wrote: >T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >> She even noticed a little row Maltesers carefully placed on an old >> typewriter they have in there ... except no one had Maltesers ... > >Ew? Yup, all in a days work apparently. ;-( Her place seems to be one of the best though (recently audited and scored 97/100 or summat) and they do things like have a rack of hats and handbags that people can put on if they want (most of the ladies get a handbag first thing and carry it all day). ;-) T i m |