MIND YOUR OWN F-ING BUSINESS

By Tim Rohr

A few days ago, the Guam Daily Post published the story "OAG asked to investigate 2 abortion doctors." The Post shared the story on its Facebook page. As of today the story had about 20 comments. About half the comments were supportive. The other half were the usual "Mind your own f-ing business" - as one literally said. 

I don't engage comments on Facebook where I am involved with the story, but I can and will engage them here. The point of engaging them though is not to defend myself or even answer back, but to share why it's all of our "f-ing business."

1. Regardless of the issue (abortion), it's the law, and laws are public. It's why when a law is enacted it is given a name beginning with the words "Public Law...." and then followed by a number. The laws are called public laws because they belong to the public. In other words, public laws are our "f-ing business." So we have every right and duty to "mind" them because they are our "f-ing business. 

2. The laws at the core of the story required the publication of annual reports. So there was no snooping around. I simply asked for a copy of the reports which the law, the public law, required to be published and made available to the public. Simple. 

3. When any of us are aware, or even suspect that a law is being violated, it is our civic duty to bring the matter before the proper enforcement authority, which in this case, is the Attorney General. So it's my "f-ing business," and yours.

Beyond the simple and objective facts just stated, who among us would ignore cruelty to an animal? Let's say your neighbor regularly whips the hell out of his dog. And let's say you want to do something about it. But your neighbor says "mind your own f-ing business." 

Or how about child abuse? It's obvious to you that your neighbor's kids are physically abused, neglected, and half-starving. Is that your "f-ing business?" 

No? Okay then I guess neither is the slicing up of children in the womb. 

However, I tend to believe that those who are screaming at me to mind my own "f-ing business" when it comes to complying with a law requiring the filing of a simple piece of paper - and in this case a piece of paper with a number on it - are the same people who'd be calling the cops on an animal abuser. 

But when it comes to a baby in the womb, well that's different. And it's different because of the real reason they want people like me to mind our own "f-ing business." They want us to "mind our own f-ing business" because they don't want to be reminded of theirs.