[CW] CW Forever

[N5DWI (ex-K5HOQ)]

David,

I have to take exception to this !

The George Rodgers episode should not and does not reflect on
your old profession or on Morse itself.

This type of psychotic and murderous behavior does not reflect on
the profession of the psychotic, but only on the person himself.

There exist types such as this in all walks of life.  It's true that the
crimes are worse in their effects when the occupation happens to
be one in which public safety and responsibility is involved, such
as Radio Operator, Fireman, Policeman, etc. 

But their actions cannot and must not be allowed to be a reflection
on such honorable professions.

Assigning guilt by association is also an evil, don't you think ?

It's time to stop beating up on yourself for merely being in the
same profession as this scumbag !!!

That's the way it looks from here,
vy 73 de john


David J. Ring, Jr. wrote:

>If I had thought about WA1TBY when the other post about "Joe" came across 
>the reflector, I would have posted it first instead of remarking about that 
>scum, George Rodgers who brought shame and dishonor to CW.
>
>George posed as the "Hero" of the "Morrow Castle" fire in the 1930s, sending 
>out an SOS while the deck of the radio room was so hot his feet would burn 
>from the fire underneath if placed there.  Later, after he tried to kill a 
>Detective who was a former Radio Officer who befriended him, it was obvious 
>to most that George was the arsonist who was responsible for the fire on the 
>ship and for other "suspicious" fires that followed him around.
>
>George - like myself - was awarded the "Marconi Gold Medal" - for work on 
>the SOS, but George dishonnored CW and profession greatly.
>  
>