>>>>> "CVR" == Chuq Von Rospach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
CVR> This is, in fact, a great example in the real world of the
CVR> situation I had this weekend in the email world. The poor
CVR> idiot who spammed my users out of his address book wasn't a
CVR> criminal -- until the minute he made that mistake in
CVR> judgement and sent that e-mail. So while it's fun to run
CVR> around screaming about the criminals being the problem, the
CVR> most common problems we face are otherwise reasonable people
CVR> who make mistakes or have lapses in judgement, not the guy in
CVR> the alley with the gun and the blackjack. But it's a lot
CVR> easier to talk about criminals and build a rhetoric and avoid
CVR> having to deal with the tough situation of finding ways to
CVR> protect people from their lapses, where there was no
CVR> conscious intent to do something.
Ah, now here's our angle. We're actually fighting cyberterrorists. I
can almost tastest the Department of Homeland Security grants.
CVR> Nope. Pass. I'm already too close to a philosophical argument
CVR> that'll drive this list bonkers. I'm not crossing the
CVR> line... I hope.
Thanks. While I love a fiesty political debate as much as the next
guy (really!), this list is definitely off-topic for it.
-Barry
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