courtesy of Arathon

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Beyond the pale?

Have you ever seen someone spell that phrase with the word "pail" instead? I hope you never have to.

As Christians, we are not to return evil for evil. My initial reaction to this article was one of amusement but also concern, since it seems like repaying evil for evil. But the overall effect of this practice (scam baiting) seems to be a good one. More than that, it's actively defending people from being bilked out of their life savings.

Would this be wrong for us to engage in? I don't have a great answer, though I guess I know which way I'm leaning. If you have a great answer, a reasonable suggestion, or even a really shoddy one that you're incredibly proud of, let me know.

2 comments:

Alex said...

If you were to become a scambaiter, I would want to hear your stories.

Andrew Q.X.T. said...

even worse is "pails in comparison"
i wanted to be very angry with that person, but i don't remember who it was.