Jason Arday

[thfcsteff]

Can’t make it up….well.

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I have to say, this whole story (as it unfolds) leaves me wondering how many more Ardays there are. I'd say many in all walks.

My personal interest in this would lie in the unquantifiable i.e. how much of this was malice versus a couple of fibs which very rapidly went off the rails as others saw the 'benefits' inflating his story could provide optically, and knowing he wasn't going to push back? Of course he cannot claim total innocence per se, we all know at a certain point when the envelope is being pushed at 100mph, however it does feel like there have been a lot of other agendas served here at the eventual expense of this guy?

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

I have to say, this whole story (as it unfolds) leaves me wondering how many more Ardays there are. I'd say many in all walks.

My personal interest in this would lie in the unquantifiable i.e. how much of this was malice versus a couple of fibs which very rapidly went off the rails as others saw the 'benefits' inflating his story could provide optically, and knowing he wasn't going to push back? Of course he cannot claim total innocence per se, we all know at a certain point when the envelope is being pushed at 100mph, however it does feel like there have been a lot of other agendas served here at the eventual expense of this guy?

Those in power at Cambridge and in other areas wanted him to be the second coming, they used him as a poster boy for their agenda as much as he was to blame IMO

 

[thfcsteff]

Those in power at Cambridge and in other areas wanted him to be the second coming, they used him as a poster boy for their agenda as much as he was to blame IMO

It certainly looks like that the more I dig. And to someone who 'might' be vulnerable to start with, that's a powerful force. If proven, those in power art Cambridge need to be held fully and publicly accountable (in fairness to @robp135 this was the main thrust of his viewpoint and I agree now I've looked into it a little more).

 

[robp135]

It certainly looks like that the more I dig. And to someone who 'might' be vulnerable to start with, that's a powerful force. If proven, those in power art Cambridge need to be held fully and publicly accountable (in fairness to @robp135 this was the main thrust of his viewpoint and I agree now I've looked into it a little more).

Yep Cambridge is the biggest villain in all this. It’s almost impossible that they were not aware but were more than happy to role him out to make themselves look good.

 

[robp135]

I have to say, this whole story (as it unfolds) leaves me wondering how many more Ardays there are. I'd say many in all walks.

My personal interest in this would lie in the unquantifiable i.e. how much of this was malice versus a couple of fibs which very rapidly went off the rails as others saw the 'benefits' inflating his story could provide optically, and knowing he wasn't going to push back? Of course he cannot claim total innocence per se, we all know at a certain point when the envelope is being pushed at 100mph, however it does feel like there have been a lot of other agendas served here at the eventual expense of this guy?

There is a fine line between being polite and kind, paticuarly when taking into account a persons background and in this case a potential disability. But that can also backfire. Learning from mistakes is actually really important and if nobody ever points them out to you due to inadvertent bigotry it’s actually quite cruel.

 

[thfcsteff]

There is a fine line between being polite and kind, paticuarly when taking into account a persons background and in this case a potential disability. But that can also backfire. Learning from mistakes is actually really important and if nobody ever points them out to you due to inadvertent bigotry it’s actually quite cruel.

I think that's very fair.
It seems to me that there has been a high degree of cruelty in allowing Aday to keep going down that path.