Comments on: Here's another one who thinks Noel Arrigo isn't so bad, miskin

By: Kenneth Cassar

Kenneth Cassar — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:08:58 +0000

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110914/blogs/the-present-state-of-public-discourse.384598

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:33:17 +0000

In reply to Peter Vella. Too bad the meek will never inherit the earth.

By: Kenneth Cassar

Kenneth Cassar — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:15:46 +0000

In reply to Lomax.

Excellent post, except for one line. I disagree with you that we are not to judge Arrigo or condemn him as a person.

There is such a thing as a social contract, which, while inconvenient to those who wish to take advantage of others who show respect towards others, confers rights as well as duties.

I wouldn’t judge him as a person if we were living in a primitive society. But as a person (not to mention a former Chief Justice) reaping benefits from a democratic society, yes, I have the right and duty to judge him as a person.

If no one were to judge anyone else as a person, we would have no common standard on which to measure decency and good behaviour.

So enough with this “we shouldn’t judge” crap.

By: Kenneth Cassar

Kenneth Cassar — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:08:11 +0000

In reply to silvio.

“Arrigo served his time…”.

No, he didn’t. He didn’t spend even one day at Corradino like all other common mortal criminals do.

By: Ghoxrin Punt

Ghoxrin Punt — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:49:44 +0000

I think that the sentence given to Noel Arrigo is shameful, as is the fact that he was allowed the relative sanctity of Mount Carmel Hospital.

But what offends me most is his absolute disrespect for the law and therefore Malta, by NEVER apologising for what he did, and by very sanctimoniously running around with rosary beads, except when he is happily chatting up women, with the catchy phrase “I’m sure you’ve heard of me, I was in the papers recently”.

Frankly speaking, it is such behaviour that is so disgusting that makes it unforgiveable.

By: Paul Bonnici

Paul Bonnici — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:38:05 +0000

Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando should have said that ‘Noel Arrigo ruined his life and shamed his family by what he did’, but he also destroyed the reputation of the justice system in Malta. He should have spent years in prison.

A Gozitan farmer got 18 years in prison for growing cannabis in his field. This is certainly a miscarriage of justice, I am not condoning what that farmer did, but this judgment does not reflect a balanced justice in Malta.

By: Peter Vella

Peter Vella — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:49:56 +0000

During his stay at Mount Carmel Hospital, Noel Arrigo regularly received lawyers and business people. I was surprised to hear some of the names. Was it right that they showed support to him in the circumstances? The double standards in this country always manage to amaze me.

[Daphne – Oh, I’m sure they were obeying the Christian rule: ‘I was in prison, and you visited me.’]

By: John Schembri

John Schembri — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:37:51 +0000

He accepted bribes from a drug dealer to reduce his prison term on appeal. He accepted dirty money or worse still, double dirty money.

Serving time away from Corradino is like a small holiday.

What would you write on FB if one of the drug dealer’s victims was your relative?

Se nibda nirraguna bhal Peppi issa.

By: Kenneth Cassar

Kenneth Cassar — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:35:04 +0000

Ah, so now making the punishment fit the crime and treating everybody equally under the law is tantamount to hatred.

Someone’s having too many drinks at teen parties.

By: Dee

Dee — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:25:00 +0000

Some people think that religion (not necessarily Christian) and principles are like the ceramic “konolli” or fibre-optic Fader Krismisses that can be bought in the middle of August from teleshopping at bargain prices, and with the option to return them in two weeks if not completely satisfied.

Comments like JPO’s, Musumeci’s and Peppi’s make me sick.