Att Dave K

"Aerophotos" wrote in message
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| Dave,
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| My other son is off with the Air Force, we dont comment on his
| operational issues, due to security nowdays.. im sure you understand.
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| Anyone in the military service if smart, doesnt comment on operational
| issues outside the workplace as such.
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| Just to inform you..i am a ex RAAF Mirage pilot from the 70s, and with
| my other son, we both use this internet debate forum nowdays.
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| We also forward on my other sons emails in whatever form he chooses,
| from his time off work.
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| So what is your problem?
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| Please enlighten us... we all would like to know what your have against
| my son...
|
| Thanks
|
| Andrew and Jeff
|



Hello Andrew or Jeff.


This is the first time that we (or at least I) have had any real indication
that there is more than one person using the name 'Aerophotos'
For years we have seen his posts from your email address under the name
'Jolly Green Giant' At best, some of his posts are without tact,
at worst, they were offensive and racist (not all - but a large proportion).


I've noticed the difference in writing style and content over the last few
posts, compared to the last 3 years of posts that I've seen coming from
your email address. I apologise for mistakenly directing invective
in your direction.


If you're truly unaware of the nature of the posts that exist in Usenet that
are from your email address, I strongly suggest you use 'Google groups
search' to look through all 'Aerophotos' posts on r.a.m for the last 3
years or so.


I used the term 'special' in a facetious way and not seriously implying that
your son is retarded. He has few friends on Usenet that I can see,
few people post in support of his unique beliefs - which are his right to
say, thanks to servicemen such as yourself and the others who also took
offence to _many_ of your son's political statements. He is
entitled to believe them and say what he believes - but my belief is that
he says a lot of them to get attention or stir up trouble - within the
safety of Internet anonymity.


One of the aspects of free speech are also the consequences of saying
what's on your mind. In response to some of your son's inflammatory
posts - and at times offensive material, are the reactions to his
appearance on usenet.



After one series of posts where your son accused a certain ethnic group
(predominant in Sydney's western suburbs) of being all rapists and murders,
I sent him a private email with a suggestion that he tone it down a little.
A simple search of the internet found enough personal info to identify what
I presume is your house and (I presume) your wife's mobile number. I
pointed out that if I could find him that easily, then it was possible that
some of the individuals that he was slagging off, could do the same.



This worked for a month or so, then he returned as if nothing had happened.



Shortly after this, there was a brief move by one of the other posters to
track your son down and clean his clock. As this was a scary turn
and as I was the only person who had admitted that I knew how to find him,
I led the movement to leave him alone and preserve the insulation of the
Internet email system.


I promise to be more circumspect with responses to you in the future,
possibly using your Christian names at the bottom of your posts would elicit
a better response from your friends around the world.


I've taken the liberty of crossposting this to r.a.m. where I know this
discussion will shed light where only heat has been generated in the past.



I remain respectfully


Dave Kearton