What Ever Happened to Common Sense?
March 24, 2008 – 3:39 pmVia DRJ over at Patterico’s we find this story about some people who certainly didn’t think before they acted:
“A pair of hoax ads on Craigslist cost an Oregon man much of what he owned.
The ads popped up Saturday afternoon, saying the owner of a Jacksonville home was forced to leave the area suddenly and his belongings, including a horse, were free for the taking, said Jackson County sheriff’s Detective Sgt. Colin Fagan.
But Robert Salisbury had no plans to leave. The independent contractor was at Emigrant Lake when he got a call from a woman who had stopped by his house to claim his horse. On his way home he stopped a truck loaded down with his work ladders, lawn mower and weed eater.
“I informed them I was the owner, but they refused to give the stuff back,” Salisbury said. “They showed me the Craigslist printout and told me they had the right to do what they did.” [Source]
What is up with these people? Didn’t they think before going to someone’s house and taking stuff? Are these the type of people who’d buy swamp land in The Mojave? Or buy the Brooklyn Bridge?
Who taught these people anything at all? I mean, really. A Craig’s List ad as authority to take things that don’t belong to you?
sounds like it might have been out in the country somewhere, some people have NO sense.
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LOL. My first thought would’ve been “Uh-oh, someone’s wife is pissed.”
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Whatever happened to common sense? Common sense is no longer common these days. The world still needs to be educated what is ethical and unethical behavior in the Internet. I can’t imagine of the pain of the house owner seeing all things gone in a minute.
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What did happen to this world. Today our video game generation won’t put there gaming controllers to allow people of less talents (even if playing a video game isn’t much of a talent) at there game to have a go. Oil well it won’t run out unless we destroy the natural habbits we destory with green energy which coudn’t even power a village. War well whats the point what does it prove all it does is kill the young with there whole lives ahead of them. When people say gentlemen are dead well they would be right. Organic foods and all these health things well lets see humans have lasted the last couple of million years with out all of this so why now. I could go on and on but i won’t i’l just end my rant by saying that Common sense is lost and we need to find it again before we destory everything.
Ross Craig aged 15
from Scotland
Ross,
Thanks for posting a note. Your views are welcome here.
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