Monday, September 05, 2005

Professional behaviour

The media are covering the trial of Zdravko Micevic, a bouncer, accused of killing David Hookes (ex-Australian cricket star) last year. Micevic has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. Following his cross examination yesterday, the Daily Telegraph reported:
Micevic...told the court he had never ordered and denied calling one of them a "bitch", as other witnesses in the trial alleged. "I wouldn't have used those words, it's not professional."
He admitted telling the group to "f... off ...
[my emphasis] but the report neglected to say if this was as "eff off" or as "f... off" - which presents the obvious question: which is the more professional?

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