Who uses the word “Miscreants”?

[The Sushi Bandit]

http://www.sushibandit.blogspot.com/

I recently submitted a letter to the editor to the Maui News (Friday, August 11) on the proposed Superferry that will run between Oahu and Maui. I thought it was hard hitting and addressed an important issue that no one else had talked about, the influx of Crime from Oahu. I expected it to be edited by the crack staff at Maui News because it was over 300 words, but I never expected the title to be changed.

My title "The Superferry and Maui Crime" was thoughtfully changed to "Superferry, aka H-4, a road to Maui for miscreants"

What? H-4?? Miscreants??? What type of “spin” is this??

Perplexed since I have only vaguely been exposed to this word in old English love novels and political campaign speeches by Warren Harding, I felt compelled to look it up in my 1957 version of Webster’s.

Miscreant (mis’kri-ent) adj. Ofr miscreant, unbelieving ppr. Of creire, to believe. 1. villianous; evil 2. unbelieving; heretical; infidel.

So now my letter is about importing Unbelieving Criminal Infidels from Oahu?

I think I like that title better!

http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=22326

[The Sushi Bandit]

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[PoiBoy]

2. Funny... but true...!

..i'm not ready for 289 cars (max?) per landing or any of the "baggage" they will bring to this island... and you're absolutely right - a whole new land of opportunity for those "unbelieving criminal infidels".. thank you, ms. guv..!!

mahalo, bandit, for your great letter...

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