your absolutely right alb, im not condoning lying, but i am supporting rehabilitation from lying, if no one is supportive then he wont feel there is any reason to change. lying is often a human trait, and as such we should correct it and iron it out of someone rather than beating it out, you don't get the wrinkles out of a pair of pants by beating it, but rather by ironing it. Suppose he makes an attempt to be perfectly honest, but then everybody condemns him, do you think that's helpful? so hes become a branded liar by the community and cant change? Its important not to jump to conclusions, if a story is believable and the person behind it isn't always then you should first analyze if it would make sense that this might have happened. for this instance look at this. 1) he does have fox skins from foxes and posted one in the trade forum 2) he stated in that post that he collects road kill 3) he comes here and makes a post stating that he found one that was dying and dispatched it 4)his pant leg was bitten by the fox(perfectly believable even from a liar although pix would be nice) 5) he even admits that he shouldn't have used the word attack because it seems a bit extreme.
His track record to me seems to be more one of an excited kid who exaggerates some when he posts titles or stories because to him it seemed more exciting. There are the times when hes lied and are not acceptable, but even some of the most hard core liars tell some truth.
Also, to SS make sure to post pics of the event as it happens to build credibility, by vid taping your event you have proof to back you up, but remember, always follow whats legal, and preferably don't show yourself killing the fox because that's a bit more that some would prefer to see.
Life is a learning process, hopefully hes learning and will heed peoples advice.
Also, in no way am i trying to make someone mad or to irritated or frustrate anybody, once again, I'm trying to help both sides of the equation so both can be happy, if everybody is mad at SS and hes frustrated because everybody is mad at him then its just getting worse by the second. Like i said, none of SS's past uncalled for posts are being condoned, just attempting to expose the root of the problem so everybody can be happy and go back to having fun. You might have noticed that hes not posting stuff in the wrong place anymore, he doesn't beg like crazy for things, hes a bit misguided when it comes to knowing what wood is and needs to be careful when he posts trades and such. If i was his age i would have probably made most of the same mistakes, so its part of being 15 and not always knowing what you need to know, but i would have also learned from this community as i already have.
