You know, I was just forwarded a really laughable thread posted elsewhere, where a bunch of people were patting themselves on the back about things and yukking it up, and I'm really astounded at how they can call anything posted thus far a "victory" for themselves.
Honestly... I'm astounded by the amount of self-delusion and denial that's going on. After I was done laughing at what I read, I picked out some key words, which I'm now going to use to illustrate.
First, it's amazing the lack of
intestinal fortitude that any of the Mick Strider supports have... even when confronted with direct quotations from Mick Strider himself, not a single one of them can bear to admit that he's lied about himself. Not one. There's a remarkable silence from many of the formerly vocal parties, but even with the contradictory words from the horse's mouth itself, not one can even come forward and admit that Mick Strider lied about his combat service.
Then, let's talk about
integrity, or the lack thereof, when someone willfully choses to stand by a liar, and then defend his actions. I mentioned this on another site where military posers are mocked with regularity... yet Mick Strider get's a special exemption.
Third, the capacity to
suspend disbelief continues to astound me. Mick Strider posted an attachment allegedly from his attorney, which has already been mentioned a few times... if it's accurate, his attorney mentions that they
offered to go to Somalia but that the prosecution
rejected it. That's a far cry from the prosecutorial misconduct Mick Strider alledged here:
http://www.badlandsforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6774
Personally, if I was going to offer to go somewhere other than prison, I'd request the Playboy Mansion, and would probably get just as far as Mick Strider did.
Nevermind common sense, nevermind the federal sentencing guidelines, nevermind the troop withdrawals from Somalia, or the sheer idiocy of giving someone who perpetrated an armed carjacking a plane ticket out of the country, never mind that we haven't done the "join the army or go to jail" thing since the draft ended. Never mind that Mick Strider had a "lame spine" :jerkit: or would require retraining, or the utter lack of special skills or that the Feds sentence would have him be an
armed felon.
Nevermind the drug millionaires who've offered to give up all their cash to not go to the federal pen. No, some people think a
special exception would be made for Mick Strider. You know, one that his attorney was apparrently too incompetent to document & get down in writing, or even mention during his correspondance, instead just mentioning an offer that was rejected.
No, these people are still able to disregard all the facts.
Heck, I even called this:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4417620&postcount=321
I guess my
speculation was right on the money. That note that Mick Strider posted didn't help his case at all. I didn't even have to tear it apart on here - anyone with any
measure of objectivity or intelligence can read the plain english. Several forum members did just that.
In my opinion, what we're seeing here is that some people are so invested in the lie that they can't afford to give up because the loss of face & monetary investments would be too great for them to bear. It's pretty sad.