Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Damn! I hope this doesn't mean that Brian died and left you in charge! He's okay, isn't he? :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel Ridings Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 3:59 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Cc: mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: Re: [Leica] Shell news Drop it. Daniel On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, Mark Langer wrote: > > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:42:14 -0500 > > From: "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith@dcc.edu> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Shell news > > Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20030627104055.02a66c88@mdaemon.dcc.edu> > > References: <200306271441.HAA10670@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > > I read that as meaning that, in Roanoke, Bob may be seen as a > > soft-core cheesecake photographer instead of an internationally > > recognized photographer and editor, and a good photographer despite > > his often-criticized genre. > > Well, Bob Shell may be internationally recognized, but his stuff looks > like soft-core cheesecake to me. But that's a side issue. He either > is criminally responsible to some degree for the death of this woman, > or he is not. I'm not sure that Marc is suggesting that his celebrity > should be modifying the zeal with which this case is prosecuted or > not. > > This is a distressing subject (particularly to the soon-to-be former > Mrs. Shell), so I am not trying to start a flame war or get out of > line in any way. I am very conscious that we are dealing with a real > human tragedy. At least one other photography newsgroup has > suppressed all discussion of this topic. Perhaps I am out of line in > encouraging Bob Shell's defence counsel to discuss his case in a > public forum. If so, I apologize, and will understand if prudence > forbids Marc James Small from discussing this further. > > Mark > > > > > > > Jeffery > > > > At 11:13 AM 6/27/2003 -0400, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 23:07:11 -0400 > > > > From: Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net> > > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Shell news > > > > Message-ID: > > > > <3.0.2.32.20030626230711.01acaa78@pop.infionline.net> > > > > References: <3.0.2.32.20030625215543.016994fc@pop.infionline.net> > > > > > > > > At 09:39 PM 6/25/03 -0600, Tim Atherton wrote: > > > > >http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story151415.html > > > > > > > > > >(they do seem to have a thing about sodomy at the Roanoke Times > > > > >and in the prosecutors office... is that Deliverance > > > > >country...?) > > > > > > > > Actually not. This is pretty much MYOB country -- MIND YOUR OWN > > > > BUSINESS! I really am puzzled by the vigor of the prosecution of > > > > Bob, and I suspect most of this arises as the locals just are > > > > unaware of Bob's international reputation. > > > > > > > > The Commonwealth's Attorney in Radford is a true gentleman, > > > > though, and quite unlike a lot of the go-for-broke prosecutors > > > > we hear about all the time. His word IS his bond, and he is a > > > > fair and honest man: but he is a fair and honest man fully > > > > committed to prosecuting Bob. > > > > > > > > Marc > > > > > >Marc, > > > > > >I must be reading this incorrectly, but it appears that you are > > >suggesting that people with international reputations should > > >somehow be treated more leniently than the hoi poloi in the > > >criminal justice system. How would the vigor of Bob's prosecution > > >be altered by by the locals being "unaware of Bob's international > > >reputation"? > > > > > >Mark > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html