The Kilt Kops

[DWFII]

I am saddened when it sometimes descends to hurtful - usually inadvertently hurtful remarks.

With all due respect...

Some people's "hurt" is nothing more than a simple "hello." Others are "hurt" when they feel ignored. Or not getting their own way immediately. Some...many...are "hurt" by truth.

Some people might be hurt by being called "Kilt Police" when all they were trying to do was offer some helpful advice.

Again, whose ox is being gored?

If disagreement or criticism (especially in a venue where discussion...and disagreement...are part of the package, so to speak) is so onerous and hurtful to someone that everyone else has to tip toe around them and freedom of speech is lost, then the possibility for real discussion and a real exchange of information is non-existent.

It just becomes an extended therapy session for people racked with insecurities.

When I was in jump school many years ago, the instructors would remind anyone who complained about push-ups or long, full kit runs that we had "volunteered for this chit!"

Wearing a kilt...and especially posting to an Internet discussion forum...are voluntary, last time I looked.