QUINN, NIALL (1973 - ) Dentist. In most cases, common or garden incompetence should be insufficient cause for vilification. Unless stupidity is combined with malice, the Glossary of Infamy is no place for mere numbskulls. My sister argues that Quinn has already 'suffered enough' at my hands. Her compassion is commendable. I remember her making almost exactly the same case for her ex-husband. "Leave him alone, Hamilton," she pleaded. "You're putting an enormous strain on our marriage." As it turned out, unfortunately, my investigations into Guy's nocturnal activities were vindicated by the revelation of thirty seven separate transgressions, any one of which might have provided grounds for separation.

While any unhappiness caused by Quinn might be attributed to inexperience and 'honest mistakes' his incompetence was compounded by responsibility. As a dentist, he was in a position of trust. The inflamed gums and exposed nerves of Drumfeld were placed at his mercy. A week should have been sufficient for him to acknowledge his unsuitability to the task. Instead, as a straightforward inspection of his rubbish revealed, he numbed himself against reality with hashish and alcohol. For the six months of his tenure, Quinn was in the vicinity of Cloud Cuckoo Land. The cries elicited by his mistreatment, meanwhile, were drowned out by inane banter and the constant barrage of 'pop' blaring from his surgery radio.

The resentment and self-pity exhibited by Quinn subsequent to his dismissal are inappropriate. In my opinion, the trauma and damage inflicted over the course of his tenure render him equivalent to any other violent assailant. Rather than excoriate the machinations of Coe, he should consider himself fortunate to be at liberty to pursue a more suitable career in Take Away deliveries. See also VICTIMS OF HAMILTON COE, SO-CALLED

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