BLAME THE MESSENGER

And along with people who want to make statements, do you know who else pisses me off ?... Fiercely?… People who insist on sending messages.

Yes! As in, “…last night’s raid on Route 13 leading to the arrest of 5 prostitutes sends a message to pimps and prospective johns that this kind of behavior will no longer be tolerated, bla bla bla…”

Or, “ … yesterday’s $ 1 million cocaine bust was intended to send a strong message that drug dealers are not welcome in Delaware bla, bla, bla…

Or, “… the elimination of Abdul Mohammed sends a message to all terrorists that America will not just stand by bla, bla, bla….”

Or, “… imposing a 10-year sentence sends a message that wife beating will not be tolerated bla, bla, bla…”

Or, “… the Hate-Crime verdict sends a message that anyone else out there who gets caught in extreme ideology bla, bla, bla…”

Or, “… the $ 3 million jury award sends a message to insurance companies to take care of toxic-mold claims adequately or bla, bla, bla….”

You get the idea?… Or the message?…

Can anyone point out one single instance of a “message” sent that was actually instrumental in fostering, or eliminating, a certain type of behavior or action? I can’t.

Did prostitution on Rt. 13 end?… Did drug trafficking ever end or even diminish?… Did terrorism stop?… Did wife abuse stop?… Did anything EVER change after ANY of those stern pronouncements?… NO, NO, NO, NO, and again NO! … And on those not-so-rare occasions when the answer is YES, you can bet your life that they changed for the worse…

In most cases, people who send those type of messages are just blowhards who are desperately trying to justify their salary.

My advice to them is: If you want to send a message, use Western Union…. Why, silly me… even Western Union stopped sending messages about two years ago…

My warning to them then is: Just do your job and shut the fuck up.

Or you go on my Hit List.