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To the editor
There has been a lot of rumor and innuendo about David Konick. Life has dealt him suddenly three misfortunate blows. Perhaps they have resulted from his own doing. We are all wrong sometimes. But let’s take it easy on David.
The troubles which David is dealing with may weU be good fortune for Rappahannock^kinty, for in tb* overcoming at tkaaim grow gnat characters. I Corftne hope the man comes through keeping his self respect as well as his practise in Little Washington.
Jesus said to let the person who had no sin cast the first stone. And he wrote things in the dust which made those who would accuse leave in shame. And that’s where our sins should be written—in the dust, where the list only exists for a moment in time and then is blown away.
One of David’s “wrongs,” excessive zeal in the defense of a client, does not seem to be such a great fault in a lawyer. That’s the kind of lawyer I would want on my side in court.
Anyone can lose an election, there certainly is no cause for blame there, but the loss in time and money must be hard to bear.
As to that letter urging the quick passage of the controversial zoning laws: It was written before anyone knew there would be such widespread objection to them. I have seen a copy of it and it doesn’t look any different than the kind of thing officials usually write. I say this even though I am 100 percent against the zoning laws in question, and think that many people in many areas have already lost more of their freedom through the adoption of such
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