Folks: I'm willing to cut people slack in
times of obvious and understandable emotional upset, but it's still
important to note that posts such as those below, though forgivable under
the circumstances, are quite inappropriate. You may have whatever
views you want of fellow list members. But there is no reason to
personally insult them on the list. If you're so angry that you feel you
have to post something, wait until the anger goes away, and then ask whether you
still want to post it.
Jim used an admittedly tragic event -- an event that he himself
described as tragic -- as a means of framing a legal question and a legal
argument. This is pretty much what academic lawyers and legal academics
do; think back to your crim law class. The tragedy of this event, of
course, is unusually fresh. Perhaps some would prefer not to use it as
grist for the legal argument mill right now. On the other hand, others
might find that the freshness of the event makes it especially
valuable. Nothing in Jim's post remotely justifies even a
harsh impersonal denunciation, much less personal
insult.
Again, I realize that under these circumstances may say things
that they wouldn't normally say; I therefore don't want to fault the author of
the post below too much. But I do want to make clear that such posts ought
not be posted.
The list custodian
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Jim Henderson, you are beyond disgusting. People are dying. They were gasping out their last breaths or cradling a loved one--a child, a mother or father--in distress as you wrote your post. Save your idelogical arguments for another time. I'm sorry, Eugene, but this is too much so don't bother to scold/reprove. Perhaps I no longer want to be part of this listserv when one of its members demonstrates such cruel indifference to human grief and suffering.
Frances R. A. Paterson, J.D., Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Leadership
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
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