Captain Obvious says: Read The Fucking Thread, please.
Higgs and Flayrah were not the first to connect the alleged abuser with his active membership in furry fandom. That happened in the comments to the Idaho Statesman article itself, by a non-furry.
And even if it didn't, "Truth will out." It's better to have it here for open, mature discussion, than as a circulating rumor even among furry fans themselves. Because depending on ignorance to hide flaws is a frail shield indeed, and news is better than rumors.
Nobody needs to make an editorial about the obvious. We don't condone murder, either, and nobody needs to editorialize about it. But if there's a furry murder, then we'll report that too. And OK, I will be smart and not mince words: if you feel that casting flimsy aspersions at messengers is the appropriate response to a message, please go fuck yourself. Or grow up instead.
Whatever consenting adults do, no matter how weird, it has nothing to do with abuse or crime and it's not the business of preachers, grudge holders or bitter virgins.
Captain Obvious says: Read The Fucking Thread, please.
Higgs and Flayrah were not the first to connect the alleged abuser with his active membership in furry fandom. That happened in the comments to the Idaho Statesman article itself, by a non-furry.
And even if it didn't, "Truth will out." It's better to have it here for open, mature discussion, than as a circulating rumor even among furry fans themselves. Because depending on ignorance to hide flaws is a frail shield indeed, and news is better than rumors.
Nobody needs to make an editorial about the obvious. We don't condone murder, either, and nobody needs to editorialize about it. But if there's a furry murder, then we'll report that too. And OK, I will be smart and not mince words: if you feel that casting flimsy aspersions at messengers is the appropriate response to a message, please go fuck yourself. Or grow up instead.
Let's drag out some tired links you shouldn't need to be reminded about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
Whatever consenting adults do, no matter how weird, it has nothing to do with abuse or crime and it's not the business of preachers, grudge holders or bitter virgins.