Reasonable

[weecalf]

Why does matty keep say reasonable people would do this would feel this Is matty saying. Boris dommy and him are not reasonable people Eh

[andy-hughes]

If you keep saying 'reasonable people', you appeal to people out there who wish to be seen as 'reasonable'.

Effectively, you tie Cummings' behaviour in with that of 'reasonable people' who would have done the same thing.

Of course, no 'reasonable' person behaves in this crackpot fashion, but it's all about making Cummings appear 'reasonable', even though he patently is anything of the kind.

[naomi24]

In situations like this ‘reason’ is subjective.

[andy-hughes]

naomi - // In situations like this ‘reason’ is subjective. //

What do you see as a situation where reason is not subjective?

[Peter Pedant]

matty
that would be matty hancock and not Miss Matty in Cranford - she gets her income from opening a tea ( house which at that time was a shop that sold tea ( I think ))

if it is the Health secretary - then he may be thinking of fighting off civil law actions
"The Bolam test says that an action cannot be a breach of duty if it conforms with a reasonable body of professional opinion. The professional opinion relied upon cannot be unreasonable or illogical. If the opinion were illogical, then the action would still be a breach of duty." that occurs in a case called Bolitho

and clearly you go ask the profession if it is reasonable or not.
The profession here would probably be public health or epidemiology ( er wil have to think about that one).

[waylaid by Matty and thought it was DOmmy and his pals. Dommy and Boris have only been reasonable in an AB sense]

[naomi24]

//What do you see as a situation where reason is not subjective?//

Possibly in a Court of Law. For example, a mass murderer wouldn’t have a sentence reduced by pleading an excuse for his crime, whereas a mother who steals to feed her child probably would.

[Theland]

I am not a dyed in the wool Tory but very left wing, but I am proud of myself for not being a part of the mob frenzy wanting to destroy this man.
Shame on you all!

[andy-hughes]

naomi - // Possibly in a Court of Law. For example, a mass murderer wouldn’t have a sentence reduced by pleading an excuse for his crime, whereas a mother who steals to feed her child probably would. //

Got it - thanks for clarifying.

[naomi24]

You're welcome.

[andy-hughes]

Theland - // I am not a dyed in the wool Tory but very left wing, but I am proud of myself for not being a part of the mob frenzy wanting to destroy this man.
Shame on you all! //

As probably everyone else on this site, I am not a news journalist, and I am not part of any 'mob frenzy' and I do not want to 'destroy' Mr Cummings, so please point your vitriol elsewhere, where it may be actually deserved.

All I want is for Mr Cummings to stop being a hypocrite, admit he has done wrong, and apologise for it, and not treat me like a fool by expecting me to believe that a day out on his wife's birthday was some sort of bizarre 'eye test'.

[weecalf]

So were you in on the b or is dommy meeting Theland and know more than the rest of us aye sure tell us about it .