<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by blairvanhorn:
Yes, black and white "is easy" (i.e., the law). So are red and green. I think I understand what you are trying to say when you discuss "grey" areas. But what does "at least marginally concern ourselves for the best interests of all" mean? You state that "others are free to think, feel, do, whatever, as they may wish, IMHO" and that "I most certainly respect their alternate views and actions".
Well, what does this mean, Doc? You are for loopholes and cheating and considering that a $25 rate per night at a brand new high-end NYC hotel is not a blatant mistake but is open to "alternative views and actions" even if you didn't feel right booking it yourself? I just don't understand your view on this subject.
With the amount of time (and the number of posts) you have here at FlyerTalk, I guess I expect a more definitive answer from you - even when it concerns so called "grey" areas (or non-red, non-green).</font>
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Blair- Much to my surprise, you appear to be far more of a "digital logic" kinda' guy than I ever would have imagined!
I can explain to the best of my ability only and yet I can not necessarily
compell anyone to understand!
Nor would I want to!
We all make choices everyday, I'd submit. Using your analogy, for example, a yellow light means, to me at least, "warning: slow down since it'll turn red soon."
Yet I'm from NY where many apparently feel a yellow traffic signal means "hurry up: hit the gas since it'll turn red any second!"
We all decide on a kinda "threshold", if you wish, at which time we might apply the brakes. I'm probably in the middle or near it as I see it at least. My wife breaks very early. And so on.
Similarly, any observant traffic officer must, in effect, "decide" at which point the offending driver, literally becomes so, having run the yellow warning light!
And then, if they have, whether or not to then issue a summons/citation/ticket, or perhaps just issue a warning slip, or just a polite "talking to," or even to simply not pull them over. And so on ...and so on....
You make your choices, and I make mine, and life goes on - hopefully happily for all -particularly if we all increasingly consider the consequences, both personally and for the common good - of course as we each see these matters!
Incidentally, I do also believe that your effort to somehow hold me to a "higher standard" is manifestly flawed - altough I naturally very much respect your right to an opinion - of course!