As administrator of this website I strive to keep my opinions out of the fray while maintaining order. However, I have been getting a lot of inquiries as to what would cause anyone to be banned from posting here, after the banning of the user ‘publius’. The owners of this site strive to give voice to all opinions so it was not an easy decision. However, after ignoring what seemed to be a clear attempt at pretending to be for the ‘other side’ so he could discredit them, the decision to ban him was made only when that turned into what could only be called over-the-top spamming.
The situation is that this individual signed up with two usernames. In one persona ‘publius’, he expressed disagreement with SB2 and other tax issues that have support here. In another persona, ‘bowandarrow’ he acted as if he was on the side of the BCC with regard to supporting SB2 and other issues that are discussed here.
Over time it became apparent that the posts of ‘bowandarrow’ became increasingly over-the-top, sarcastic, and frankly, looking not to be serious but rather to make mockery of the BCC website.
Eventually the other users figured out that he was one and the same person when he accidentally posted using the wrong name… still in a thread on the blog. Other posts done in apparently the ‘wrong name’ never made it to the screen because they were spam.
Still signed in under the ‘wrong’ name (publius) but thinking he was signed in as ‘bowandarrow’ he attempted to disrupt with several posts; here is one copied verbatim:
“Pubby is a moron!!! Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!Pubby is a moron!!!”
It was at this point that ‘publius’ was banned.
During this time he claimed that his account was hacked. Upon investigating this, I found that it came from the exact same source, so it would have been impossible unless the hacker was sitting in the very same chair.
And now we come to the real ethical question that came from all of this; all this activity originated from the Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Posting from this location tells me he could be a janitor a the facility, or a law student, or perhaps worse, a practicing lawyer or law professor. If any of the latter is the case, then I have serious concerns about someone going into or already in the ‘law’ business who attempts to use such shady tactics to discredit honest people trying to get a fair vote for the people of Bow.
If this is the kind of tactic a lawyer or would-be lawyer thinks is acceptable, I would have huge reservations about the lawyers he was defending, the ones currently in place as your own town officials.
I want to state right from the start that I have nothing against Lawyers but a significant percentage of them sure do give the profession a black eye. I bet publius is a politician in training.
“As administrator of this website I strive to keep my opinions out of the fray while maintaining order.” Almost made it. Your bias is certainly showing towards the end. You should omit everything from “And now we come to the real ethical question that came from all of this; all this activity originated from the Franklin Pierce Law Center…” to the end.
Prior to that we have a clear, rational, explanation for banning. From this point on however? Unrelated speculation and editorial comment.
My opinion is and was kept out of the fray WHILE ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS OF judging whether to ban this person or not, and it was. I gave him/her several opportunities to stop what he/she was doing and instead, got two more posts like the above, in addition to watching him/her use the ’straw man’ bowandarrow to try to discredit the other side. Even when I knew it was the same person, I let it go until he/she abused it.
However, once the banning actually did happen, I maintain the right to give an opinion about it, as now this person is fair game and I have somewhat been following the conversation about the people he/she was defending. I think everyone involved would be interested in the behavior of people calling themselves lawyers, studying to be lawyers, or associating with lawyers.
I think Publius is Selectman Crisp or a mouthpiiece for him to spread a
silver tongue-d line of deciite.——–
Fact is that Selectman Crisp of Bow is under investigation at present by
Dept of Justice for possible bankruptcy fraud! Washington DC DOJ!