The Peeps

Happy to stick a vote on Esequiel. If he comes up town lynch EEVIL. My own action was successful last night, not sure if I'm one of the 9 or not.

The promo shot for ReZ's version of 'To Catch a Predator'... with the obvious twist.

I enjoyed reading that will there be more?

I replaced him.

I (Jimbob) had no night 1 target. Vote: Esequiel Esequiel has been quite inconsistent this phase and is seeming a bit scummy so I'm happy to stick a vote on while the count is still low.

I'm not confident about a Dedede lynch. Moogle was already being considered as a person of interest before Dedede's information came out. Dedede added fuel to the fire but it was all circumstantial. The town went for it because everyone was keen for day 1 action. I'm not saying Dedede is definitely town but I don't think there's enough on him for a lynch.

So... anyone got anything?

I've explained why I didn't give him the benefit of the doubt and I've also explained I wasn't ever judging the man's entire lifestyle. I watched a video and I commented on the video. In the video, a man was being a dick. I'm not saying he's a dick everywhere he goes. Not giving someone the benefit of the doubt is not a crime. If I see someone acting in a way I don't like, I will think less of that person. I'm not going to stop on their behalf and try to imagine a backstory where they're in the right. I don't have to. It would be different if it wasn't just a bloody video on youtube. It's not like I've called him a dick to his face.

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I disagree that it's shallow. If you see someone in the park trying to kick pigeons, do you think 'he should leave those birds alone, the rotten sod' or do you think 'oh no, his family must've been killed by pigeons. What a poor man.'? Am I really being called shallow for forming an opinion after watching a video? People are judged by their actions. It's not an immediate judgement at all. I'm not saying my opinion of him isn't subject to change but my first impressions of that man is that he's a dick. Should I remain opinionless? Should I refrain from commenting on anything unless I've spent 5 hours researching the subject? I formed an opinion based on the only information available. It's a shitty 2 minute video on youtube that was posted in the funny stuff thread. I made a passing comment. In that situation I found that man to be a bit of a dick. My opinion has always been within the context of that video and you should treat it as such. I'm not judging his entire life, I've seen that moment alone and that's what I'm commenting on. So no it's not shallow.

Well I personally feel that if he was behaving as you suggest - in protest or however you'd describe it - he wouldn't have been so cocky and obnoxious about it. I think if he knew he was able to pay in that manner he would've said so in order to get them to actually process the money. What we see is him dropping the money, waiting until he gets told to leave and then doing so. What am I supposed to think from watching that? That he's a saint? That he had a terrible childhood? I can't relate to the man. If he was acting in protest it really does not come across in the video and the video is all I have seen of his situation. It is not shallow to judge him on the only information out there especially when that information has come directly from him. I don't have this prior knowledge of the inner-workings of the council's parking ticket scam which is quite obviously the same everywhere in the world. If he wants sympathy from me he can put out a video where he's not acting like a bit of a dick and where he actually explains the whole story. Until then I am quite secure in my opinion of him. You clearly have a personal tie to this situation but don't expect me to act like I do. I'm sure there are many people who get stuck in the situations you're talking about every day but in my opinion, from the video that man put out, he is not one of them. That's simply my opinion of him. You're coming from the other side and that's fine. I'm not judging you for your opinion, don't judge me for mine. [edit] Jay - I think in that picture, the sign is permitting it?

While that is a troubling story, you can't expect us all to be working with such knowledge. I judged the man from what I saw in the video. I didn't judge him on someone else's misfortunes. I appreciate that there is a possibility that he was in a situation similar to the person you wrote about but it's just as likely that he was in the wrong. Yes I could give the guy in the video the benefit of the doubt. I could very easily do that and think 'yeah, well done you're getting your own back'... but he doesn't come across that way for me. He's rude and obnoxious to people that aren't involved in any kind of appeal process or in issuing tickets. It's basically a receptionist and possibly her manager? Why would I give this man the benefit of the doubt after seeing his actions. There was no back story offered with the video, no frame of reference. Just his actions. He went to a bank specifically to get lots of small change and proceeded to shove it in that woman's face. No, he doesn't get the benefit of my doubt. So Fuck you instead. I appreciate how you might not have been in a positive mood after typing all of that but don't start getting up in my face for judging him on his actions. What the hell does it matter to him what I think anyway? What does it matter to you what I think about him? You've said yourself he was being a bit of a dick and that's all anyone was even saying about him. I did read your whole post though and I sympathise with the person in that situation. I'm glad he wasn't charged anything in the end but as you say it's hardly a consolation for what he ended up going through.

I think this is actually a really good offer considering it's all online. That makes it worth the price imo. I will probably end up getting this if we're going to have any kind of n-e league set up :p

I feel like some people put too much effort in :p I wish I could draw!

I voted for you Paj If only I could vote for all of the women too

I'd say if it were ReZ he wouldn't have been such a dick about it. Also from seeing ReZ's reaction, he wouldn't have done it in the first place :p

I did still try to say my personal opinion. In my view there's nothing wrong with parking that car like that.

I'm no expert on the matter so I can't comment with certainty. It seems quite unobtrusive to me but if it's illegal it's illegal. Laws are laws whether you agree with them or not. If you want to change the law, do what you can to do so. You can't just ignore it because you disagree with it. You can argue whether laws are fair or not but at the end of the day they are still laws and we have to abide by them. If the car in that picture is parked illegally, the driver must face the consequences. My personal opinion is that the parking is fine but there could be things I'm overlooking. I'm sure there's something about not parking across a certain amount of pavement which may not seem fair in this case as there's no clear obstruction but should we have specific parking laws for every individual road? (I'm working with the assumption that it is illegal parking even though it doesn't look like it because I think you are trying to surprise me :p)

When the video shows that, I'll form my opinion based on it. He put the video out and that's the light it shows him in. Also while I agree with the sentiment, a 'what if' can be equally undone with a counter 'what if'. What if he really is a massive dick Rummy? :p What if she really can't accept the money as she tries to tell the man? What if we can't conclude anything from asking what if?

Then it's misplaced as he's taking 'action' against someone who has no power to change anything. He comes across as quite rude to me. I'm not saying she's going to need therapy or anything =\ but she's trying to explain to him that they can't accept his payment and he's cutting her off and ignoring her. As for giving her a shit day, I'm just saying that in her day-to-day routine this isn't exactly going to be a highlight. I know if a customer is rude to me in my job it is a bit of a negative point on my day. This is basically a different conversation. "what if's" aren't a compelling argument :p you're changing the scenario. I commented on what DID happen. Well again his 'protest' is misplaced imo. It's purely self-serving. Also it doesn't have to be illegal, it could be company/council policy to not except payment in that manner.

What exactly is he trying to prove? All he's doing is making the woman at the desk have a really shit day. I'm going to assume he was in the wrong in the first place if he is having to pay a fine so for starters he shouldn't park like a dick. Secondly, ok he is unhappy about paying a fine but is it really making him feel better to be a dick to someone who isn't involved in actually issuing the fines/tickets? It just seems like an ignorant person feeling like they're sticking one to the government when in reality he's not dealing with any politicians or even traffic wardens. They really don't even have to accept that 'payment' and from seeing how he acted about it, I hope they didn't. Even if it's ok for him to be paying in such small amounts (which I'm sure it's not as there are always rules regarding that kind of thing), he does not have to be such a smug cunt about it. He comes across as wholly unlikeable and rude. I wouldn't be surprised if he had parked his car sideways across 3 bays or something and was still outraged at having been given a ticket.

I hope he ended up having to pay double

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