[BC] Station Rules compliance (AOL Webmail)

[Jerry Mathis]

I cannot believe what I am reading here. What you are saying is that every
station has the right to abide by its own rules.

What did they teach you in school? That morality is whatever you decide it
is? There are no rules governing society that apply to you?

In order for our industry to work, there are Rules that have to be obeyed by
EVERYONE. Anything else is anarchy. It is also part of our system of
government: No one is above the law. We have seen time and time again
through history that when people quit abiding by the Rules, anarchy
invariably follows. First, a few people break the Rules, and get away with
it. Then, others see that, and THEY decide to break the rules. Then others
see that, ad infinitum. We need to stop this before it gets totally out of
hand. Otherwise, our industry will self-destruct.

JM


On 2/26/07, Robert Meuser <Robertm at broadcast.net> wrote:
>
> WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
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> >In
> >
> >If a kleptomaniac enters a store and the Loss Prevention dept knows this
> person and has caught them repeatedly shoplifting, are they just supposed to
> turn their backs when so-and-so pockets an item, and tries to leave without
> paying for it? That is tantamount to what I am hearing, here... if a station
> is *known* to be a *repeat offender*, are we just supposed to look the other
> way? If my neighbor walks his dog and lets it pee on the grass at the curb
> in front of my house repeatedly (technically not my property, but right in
> front of it), thus killing it, am I supposed to just accept that? I don't
> think so!
> >
>
> >That is twisted logic. If a store has a loss prevention program inside
> their house, they can do what they want when they want. You're in their
> house so it is their rules. If they demanded a full strip search of every
> patron and felt that the business could sustain that, so be it. What you
> propose is going into someone else's house and imposing your rules. That
> does not play well with many people. If the FCC wanted your advice as to how
> to run their agency, they would hire you. You would have a nice big GS rated
> salary, fabulous benefits and almost complete immunity from termination.
> >
>
> >R
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