On Feb 1, 2008, at 11:29 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Which gets us back to that well-worn phrase: the banality of evil. The
"big muckety-mucks" may get the wine and the dine, but it is the
"'front
line' employees" who do the deed. And when the facts get out it is the
"'front line' employees" who get blamed by the "big muckety-mucks" and
are called to account for their misdeeds. The "big muckety-mucks" keep
wining and dining.
The person who installed the NSA splitter will be blamed for the
entire
affair.
I understand the point you are making.
In defense of those "front line" employees, they generally are
simply following orders, often with no knowledge that they are doing
anything illegal. Will it be the poor "front line" employee who
loses their job, serving as the sacrificial lamb? Most certainly.
Will the big "muckety-mucks" take a hit? Not at all. Even as I
write this, Congress is leaning toward agreeing with the White House
that the telephone companies should be protecting from being
prosecuted or even having to face civil suits for breaking the law.
Steve
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