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"Sometimes, e-mails come from people full of things you know they wouldn't say on the telephone." Who needs a telephone to do dirty work these days? It's much easier to vent anger, hurt and gossip in the seemingly safe, inviting white frame of an e-mail. After all, your computer shields you from direct confrontation while also satisfying the urge to write something derogatory about someone you don't like and pass it along to everyone on your e-mail address list. It's a sad fact that e-mail, online forums and chat rooms have become one of the world's favorite ways of spreading negativity, rumor and innuendo. "E-mail can be cathartic," said attorney Dave Marburger, Cleveland, Ohio. "It's a way of letting off steam, and, a lot of times, our steam is directed at others. "People say things over the Internet that they would say to their friends while sitting in a bar or while having dinner at their houses. The general way of thinking is, 'These are fleeting conversations, and the only people who will hear them are here with me.' You feel like you can say anything." The problem is, although e-mails and chat rooms feel personal, they are not. The minute you send a thought into cyberspace, it becomes available to thousands of people, which means that any negative personal comment featured in that once clean, white e-mail screen can leave you open to being accused Read more... click here |
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