DX, I have no difficulty feeling bad for both parties. I don't see where I implied otherwise.
Take jobs as they come -- and we'll never be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further.
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2005 3:42:29 pm PDT #314 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DXMachina - Aug 22, 2005 3:46:27 pm PDT #315 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I totally feel for the poor folks that got hit--they're innocent bystanders. But it doesn't mean the blame should be all Scarlett's, either.
She's the one who drove her car recklessly. Being chased by photographers is really no excuse.
billytea - Aug 22, 2005 3:47:45 pm PDT #316 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
DX, I have no difficulty feeling bad for both parties. I don't see where I implied otherwise.
Yeah. If it seemed that Scarlett dismissed the damage done the other party, then it would be different, but it seems she was pretty distraught about that too. (Which, I would add, were I in her position would simply compound the wrong I'd felt the papparazzi had done to both to us.)
Allyson - Aug 22, 2005 3:48:58 pm PDT #317 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Being chased by photographers is really no excuse.
But you have no idea what the circumstances of that were. Were they tailgating at a dangerous speed? Were they neck and neck causing the actress to swerve?
Not having that information, I'll reserve judgment on whether she was reckless or afraid for her safety.
Theodosia - Aug 22, 2005 3:49:51 pm PDT #318 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It would probably behoove Johanssen to be generous with the people she drove into -- like, for instance, a paid-for Mercedes given to them. It would probably avoid a civil suit for her, as well.
JenP - Aug 22, 2005 4:09:49 pm PDT #319 of 10002
Hmmm. Don't feel particulary bitter toward Scarlett J for being a crappy driver... or having a crappy driving day. Been there, done that, and with nary a photographer in sight to contribute to my bad lack of braking choice. I felt horrible about the people in the car I hit. Thank goodness no one was really hurt. Uhg. I still feel crappy about it, and it was twenty years ago (and they sued me for a million dollars! Even though no one was hurt!! Which they did not get. Settled out of court for a comparative pittance paid by the insurance company). Probably would have felt just as bad even if I'd had a shiny new car pick me up from the scene.
Jesse - Aug 22, 2005 4:58:39 pm PDT #320 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In non-car accident news, I have to tell a story about my cat. He keeps going into my closet, and I don't want him to. But not enough to get up and shut the door all the way, apparently. Anyway. I can yell "no!", I can yell his name, he just blows me off. I make kissy face noises? He runs right out. Like 6 times in a row. OK, he just went to go back in again, and blew off the kissy face noises, but still came when I patted my leg. Dopey cat.
lori - Aug 22, 2005 5:00:28 pm PDT #321 of 10002
Homer is training you to make kissy face noises. With the occassional leg pat. Tricky.
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2005 5:01:47 pm PDT #322 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kissy face noises are exactly how you're supposed to call cats.
Jesse - Aug 22, 2005 5:03:02 pm PDT #323 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
But wouldn't you think a generic loud yell would at least make him look? Not at all.