....It's a public service.

Let me be the first to assure you that if I catch somebody stealing content that was the fruit of my intellectual labor, dressing it up slightly, and reposting it as their own, I will expose their complete and total lack of integrity for the entire world to see.  I will do so in a very prolific fashion, and I will make my efforts plain for everybody to see.  Call it an attack if you like, I call it a retaliation.  

Furthermore, I will generate links to the moron that tried to steal my content so that the entire blogosphere can see what I'm talking about, and I will call a dog a dog.  Some people seem to think that the world is all fluffy bunnies and elves dancing in the sunshine, and that these problems will correct themselves.   I happen to know better. 

I can tell you what most certainly will correct the problem: If the offending party is sent a very potent and focused message about why his behavior is unacceptable and if the general public further acknowledges that it is never acceptable to steal the intellectual property of another for personal gain.  Sometimes, in order to prove a point, somebody must be taken to task.  

I went through basic training, as did so many other AR writers.  So, I can understand first hand the value of "speaking loudly enough so that everybody can hear you." That way, some other poor "uneducated" fool won't make the same mistake.   

P.S. the image on this post is property of the United States Air Force and used by permission.  Since your tax dollars pay for their creation, Anybody can use Air Force images so long as it's not a corporate advertisement and the use of the image does not discredit the United States Air Force.  FYI.