Wow! That is some very bizarre logic Carly... Heaven-forbid you ever do something wrong/illegal because then we'll hold your kids and grandkids and great-grandkids accountable as well!

What matters is how the Smithsonian and other museums behave now. And most museums are doing the right things recognizing that stolen property is not a good thing. But to expect them to go back and fix everything that curators did 72 years ago is a bit unreasonable.

Clear Skies!
Elizabeth



cdtuc...@cox.net wrote:
Liz,
It's never too late to do the right thing is it? The smith still exists. Why should they not be held accountable for their past sins ? Our great nation was built on doing what's right wasn't it? But, we have a terrible track record of self policing. What voters can do is nudge them a bit so they get back on the right track. Court litigation would be second best way to persuade the doing of the right thing. The Government is for the people not against us. Retribution is sometimes in order then forgiveness can follow? Carl --
Carl or Debbie Esparza
Meteoritemax


---- Elizabeth Warner <warne...@astro.umd.edu> wrote:
So you're going to hold the Smithsonian responsible for something that happened 72 years ago?? Granted, what the reps of the Smithsonian did way back then is not cool, but I don't think that "punishing" the current institution is exactly fair either...

I mean, if we were to search and find something in your family history that you're not proud of and then hold it against you, how would you feel??

Clear Skies!
Elizabeth



MIke Antonelli wrote:
During my investigation and hunt for the Chicora meteorite, I found out the Smithsonian 
strong-armed the owners of the specimen that was found on their own land...Stating 
"You must turn this over in the name of science"...And they did...Granted, this 
was in 1938, but the truth of the matter is they came in, collected what little material 
there was, and split without so much as a thank you to the landowners. If I ever DO find 
that main mass,(and yes, it is still out there) they will get NONE of it...Sorry, but 
from the stories Ive heard about what took place back then (and yes, Ive gotten first 
hand accounts), it was not right, and they were even bullies about it! It was actually a 
hammer that tore the hide right off of a cow, that later that day had to be put down. 
Also a piece struck a chicken coop, and the other stone actually got tangled in a young 
girls dress as it came down. I have interviewed everyone that was there, that is still 
alive, and just
talking to these folks made me somewhat ashamed of the Smith, and the way they handled things. ______________________________________________
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