Yesterday, one of my readers,Olivia, made a profound statement in her comment to that blog. It really got me thinking in a lot of veins of about the meaning of what she said. Then I realized it wasn't the meaning that was important. It was the application.

By taking the easy out
You set up the next person to equally victimized or worse. Both Saturday's and Sunday's blogs had a common thread. They dealt with sleazebags. First the the con artist that tried to shakedown John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston after the recent death of their son. Deplorable is too kind of a word for that. It is also almost a compliment for people who thrive on harassing others as discussed on Sunday. After some more thought and the smoke cleared from the room, I saw another connection. That connection was these people are the way they are because no one followed up on their prior unacceptable actions and attitudes. In all cases there is no way the people victimized were there first.

Why?
Exactly what Olivia said, “You have to think what you do sets the table for the next person.” That was pretty much on the money. These bottom of the barrel perpetrators spend their lives hurting others and skirting off because the people they victimized don't follow through. The worst is they are in many cases the first to cry out and make it sound like they were the ones wronged. They in truth nothing but walking human wastebags.

Another comment
Another offline friend of mine said this about the Travolta incident, “Do you think considering the man's (Travolta) money that if those guys walk down the line, they disappear?”  Yes, it sounded crude on one hand. On the other it had a ring of justice done to it.  In the case of the Travolta's would anyone really care to follow up it that did happen? I am not condoning the action but leaving the door open as to how wrong it may not be after inflicting such pain. Dealing with the death of your child is hard enough.

Something to think about
You walked away saying you took the high rode. Did you think on if it was the right rode? Especially if you know you were only one the succession of many? How would you feel if you met the person before you that let that standing rot continue on when they could have had a hand in stopping them. Chances are if you step back another person will be in your shoes. Worse, it could be you again.