"I also like how you see Sherlock does have morals - he could easily mislead the police for money...but he's not going to get a guilty man off a murder charge."
Absolutely! I so love that about him. He *does* do the right thing all the time and still people don't get it.
""...which means your BLOG has a far wider readership." -And another Sherlock disapproval of John's blog...it's a possible beacon for murder fetishist and copycats."
And later leads to the newspapers/tabloids picking up on what's going on in the blogosphere and starting to cash in on the excitement what then leads directly to the whole TRF disaster, where John tells Sherlock to keep a low profile.... ^^ Rather contradictory, imo.
"I have to wonder why Sherlock puts Molly down here...does he not realize that telling a woman she's put on weight is an insult? He knows it's an insult when he says it to Mycroft, so I think he should. Is it a dig at her because he can tell that she's not actually happy with Jim? That it's not working out...that she's about to call it off?"
Perhaps he suffers from the same problem I do. I really honestly never see that telling the truth is an insult to anyone. I don't want to insult you when I just tell you that you have gained weight, I'm just stating a fact without any bad intentions whatsoever. I cannot for the life of me understand why someone would be insulted by facts. I personally am insulted when someone tells lies about me, not when what they are saying is true.
"But then, if you look at it from Sherlock's pov, (or in my example case - your friend's) is it not his duty to tell you when you are being betrayed? Would not keeping silent also be a betrayal?"
Same thing as above. I actually *do* find it kind of Sherlock to tell Molly that Jim is gay (so don't get up your hopes, girl!) and that Mr Chatterjee has a wife in Doncaster (to Mrs Hudson in THoB). I'm sure Mrs Hudson wouldn't want an affair with a married man or at least she should know before she starts investing too much into the relationship. Same with Molly.
""Carl Powers...it's where I began." -I love how Moriarty immediately makes it personal in such a profound way."
I would *love* to know the backstory here! They must have crossed paths when quite young.
"Sherlock's job is actually (arguably) less morally grey than that - but still, there's this pervasive idea that he shouldn't ENJOY the work...which just seems odd to me. I mean, why do something you don't enjoy? I think people do less of a good job when they don't enjoy their work. I'd much rather have Sherlock Holmes work on my murder case than someone of equal or greater intelligence who doesn't enjoy the work (like, Mycroft)."
EXACTLY!!! If I had been murdered or abducted I wouldn't care one whit (especially if I'm dead ;-)) if my investigator enjoyed his work as long as he found my murderer or rescued me from my kidnapper's clutches. In fact I think it far better if he *did* enjoy himself as people who enjoy their job do better work, so the likelihood of him being successful is far greater that way. The only thing a victim is interested in is the result, I think. If you want someone to commiserate with you, there's other people, like friends and therapists, than your investigator.
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Date: 2012-09-02 10:26 am (UTC)"I also like how you see Sherlock does have morals - he could easily mislead the police for money...but he's not going to get a guilty man off a murder charge."
Absolutely! I so love that about him. He *does* do the right thing all the time and still people don't get it.
""...which means your BLOG has a far wider readership."
-And another Sherlock disapproval of John's blog...it's a possible beacon for murder fetishist and copycats."
And later leads to the newspapers/tabloids picking up on what's going on in the blogosphere and starting to cash in on the excitement what then leads directly to the whole TRF disaster, where John tells Sherlock to keep a low profile.... ^^ Rather contradictory, imo.
"I have to wonder why Sherlock puts Molly down here...does he not realize that telling a woman she's put on weight is an insult? He knows it's an insult when he says it to Mycroft, so I think he should. Is it a dig at her because he can tell that she's not actually happy with Jim? That it's not working out...that she's about to call it off?"
Perhaps he suffers from the same problem I do. I really honestly never see that telling the truth is an insult to anyone. I don't want to insult you when I just tell you that you have gained weight, I'm just stating a fact without any bad intentions whatsoever. I cannot for the life of me understand why someone would be insulted by facts. I personally am insulted when someone tells lies about me, not when what they are saying is true.
"But then, if you look at it from Sherlock's pov, (or in my example case - your friend's) is it not his duty to tell you when you are being betrayed? Would not keeping silent also be a betrayal?"
Same thing as above. I actually *do* find it kind of Sherlock to tell Molly that Jim is gay (so don't get up your hopes, girl!) and that Mr Chatterjee has a wife in Doncaster (to Mrs Hudson in THoB). I'm sure Mrs Hudson wouldn't want an affair with a married man or at least she should know before she starts investing too much into the relationship. Same with Molly.
""Carl Powers...it's where I began."
-I love how Moriarty immediately makes it personal in such a profound way."
I would *love* to know the backstory here! They must have crossed paths when quite young.
"Sherlock's job is actually (arguably) less morally grey than that - but still, there's this pervasive idea that he shouldn't ENJOY the work...which just seems odd to me. I mean, why do something you don't enjoy? I think people do less of a good job when they don't enjoy their work. I'd much rather have Sherlock Holmes work on my murder case than someone of equal or greater intelligence who doesn't enjoy the work (like, Mycroft)."
EXACTLY!!! If I had been murdered or abducted I wouldn't care one whit (especially if I'm dead ;-)) if my investigator enjoyed his work as long as he found my murderer or rescued me from my kidnapper's clutches. In fact I think it far better if he *did* enjoy himself as people who enjoy their job do better work, so the likelihood of him being successful is far greater that way. The only thing a victim is interested in is the result, I think. If you want someone to commiserate with you, there's other people, like friends and therapists, than your investigator.