Andrew Coyne Climbs Down From Comments About Svend Robinson
By Richard Eriksson on April 16, 2004 - 12:00am
Earlier, I quoted Andrew Coyne calling Svend Robinson a "kelptomania[c]", but he has climbed down from his comments on his weblog:
On second thought, maybe we should cut the guy some slack. He did go to the cops himself, which suggests the theft probably was indicative of a disordered state of mind. An ill-judged post on my part.
Weblogs are great in that they allow us to quickly publicize our thoughts on pressing issues, and sometimes that speed gets us into trouble. Weblogs are also great because we can easily update our comments to reflect a more nuanced argument after people call us on our thoughts and/or after some reflection.
I was under the impression from the local papers that the cops in fact contacted Sven over the weekend, and invited him to come in with the ring.
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