Rough Stuff.

Now many a time I have sat in a court room and observed those 'wet behind the ear' reporters doing their 'time:' bored with court process; neurons atrophying; intellectually wanting and dreaming of that day when they can cover that 'almost important' sports game or perchance just happen upon some breaking news event - an own, alone, 'scoop.' A wistful, longing look....full of yearning and desire tinged with melancholy - a dissociative reaction ( a psychological reaction characterized by such behavior as amnesia, fugues, sleepwalking, and dream states) the protracted nature of which is associated with a primary disorder in thinking - irrational thinking, the establishing of tenuous links and an absolute belief in the correctness of these.


Some people say you can see it in their eyes, in the way they hold their head, their demeanour ... but really it becomes unquestioningly apparent as soon as they 'open their mouths' or in their written word.

An example of this affliction is a recent article in which quite probably false conclusions are drawn from one situation and applied to another, in this case to describe the behaviour and thinking of another as that of a 'nutter.' When said 'nutter' is many times more successful at life and has had to function effectively in many more complex situations than his critic/diagnostician could ever conceive of.

Paranoia almost always has a basis in reality and this to a greater or lesser extent ... because a part of what is stated is questionable does not mean the whole should be rejected as specious ... and to reject all on the basis of a diagnosis, my goodness ... and to generalise to others on the basis of this is simply beyond comprehension.

Now I would have thought that a person who refers to wisdom gained whilst in this 'raw, green, naive, short and sandal' phase of their profession would have moderated this view on latter experience - on the knowledge that the outcome of so many court cases is an artefact of 'sleight of hand' (in the case cited very effectively so) or depends on the 'roll of the die.'

As he went on to explain the symptoms in more detail, it occurred to everyone ... that he was describing our dear reporter. And the saddest thing was, the reporter himself was the only one unaware of it ...