Re: [silk] Whose morality is being protected?

2012-05-02 Thread Heather Madrone
On 4/30/12 9:05 PM April 30, 2012, Deepak Shenoy wrote: An immortal quote by Joy-da - Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. G.K. Chesterton from “Orthodoxy,” perhaps? -- Heather Madrone (heat...@madrone.com) http://www.sunsplinter.blogspot.com Power at its best is love

Re: [silk] Whose morality is being protected?

2012-05-02 Thread Venky
On Wednesday 2 May 2012 at 5:42 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: If war turns every man into looking out for himself, then what is this world we live in, this libertarian machine age of every man for himself? I'd say that is a straw man, except that definitions of libertarianism are all over

Re: [silk] Whose morality is being protected?

2012-05-02 Thread Ingrid
On 2 May 2012 10:04, Venky ve...@duh-uh.com wrote: I'd say that is a straw man, except that definitions of libertarianism are all over the place nowadays and I'm sure you can find a citation for just such a definition. At least in my book, I don't see anything fundamentally libertarian

Re: [silk] Whose morality is being protected?

2012-05-02 Thread Venky
On Wednesday 2 May 2012 at 1:41 PM, Ingrid wrote: On 2 May 2012 10:04, Venky ve...@duh-uh.com (mailto:ve...@duh-uh.com) wrote: I'd say that is a straw man, except that definitions of libertarianism are all over the place nowadays and I'm sure you can find a citation for just such a

[silk] Fwd: Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Mahesh Murthy
I'm not based in Bangalore, and haven't heard of this. Have any of you? Is this legit? -- Forwarded message -- From: Dr. L Rajesh m...@change.org Date: Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:35 PM Subject: Justice To: mahesh.mur...@gmail.com * Help Our Son Get Justice

Re: [silk] Fwd: Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Nikhil Mehra
The two students in question have now been arrested. But there were protests regarding this prior because of police inaction and alleged institutional cover up. Blame it on the IPL! Apparently he quarreled with 2 students over an IPL match. What a pointless death.

Re: [silk] Fwd: Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On 02-May-12 2:04 PM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: I'm not based in Bangalore, and haven't heard of this. Forwarding a bounced message from Suresh: Subject: RE: [silk] Fwd: Justice From: Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net Date: 02-May-12 2:08 PM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net This is

Re: [silk] Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Sriram ET.
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Sashikumar N sashikuma...@gmail.com wrote: This also highlighted the fragile relation the NE indians have with rest of India. I think they are ready to kickout other indians from NE india. Tragic as the incident is, I found the whole NE spin on it very

Re: [silk] Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Sriram ET. karra@gmail.com wrote: Tragic as the incident is, I found the whole NE spin on it very bizzare. Can't the case just stand on the basis of being a mere murder? Minorities feel embattled, and in times of crisis these insecurities emerge.

Re: [silk] Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Nikhil Mehra
It may also be because of the slow legal response and the fact that the institution appeared to try and brush it under the carpet. If the rest of the student body does not react, then some form of identity unifier is necessary to bring about a legitimate protest. A boy gets his face smashed in

[silk] Aleph Books... and David Davidar

2012-05-02 Thread Sriram ET.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/david-davidar-aleph-books-will-be-competitively-priced/253579-55.html excerpt *Q. A lot of Indian publishing’s growth is coming in at the lower end of the market. You’re aiming at a more sophisticated reader. How will you make sure that Aleph’s books reach them and

Re: [silk] Aleph Books... and David Davidar

2012-05-02 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
He left penguin because of sexual harassment allegations, but his pen is under far better control than his penis is. This should be interesting. From: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net [mailto:silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of Sriram ET. Sent:

Re: [silk] Fwd: Justice

2012-05-02 Thread ss
On Wednesday 02 May 2012 2:04:18 pm Mahesh Murthy wrote: I'm not based in Bangalore, and haven't heard of this. Have any of you? Is this legit? The case is weird actually and unless (a) the post mortem report is known and (b) The post mortem is done by a competent doctor who cannot be

Re: [silk] Fwd: Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Nikhil Mehra
That makes for an interesting analysis on the law of murder. If his prior injury was outwardly visible, then their attack on that injury may place their actions as those reasonably capable of causing the death of the victim. Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel -Original Message- From: ss

Re: [silk] Fwd: Justice

2012-05-02 Thread ss
On Wednesday 02 May 2012 4:57:21 pm ss wrote: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/246077/no-racial-angle-manipuri- students.html Here is a more detailed report http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_why-did-richard-loitam-die-too-many- versions-out-there_1682924 The police on Sunday

Re: [silk] Fwd: Justice

2012-05-02 Thread ss
On Wednesday 02 May 2012 5:00:13 pm Nikhil Mehra wrote: That makes for an interesting analysis on the law of murder. If his prior injury was outwardly visible, then their attack on that injury may place their actions as those reasonably capable of causing the death of the victim. Thanks for

Re: [silk] Whose morality is being protected?

2012-05-02 Thread Deepak Shenoy
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Heather Madrone heat...@madrone.com wrote: On 4/30/12 9:05 PM April 30, 2012, Deepak Shenoy wrote: An immortal quote by Joy-da - Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. G.K. Chesterton from “Orthodoxy,” perhaps? That probably precedes Joy by a

Re: [silk] Fwd: Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Nikhil Mehra
That's a tough call. They probably should have because accidents need to be registered as a medico-legal case per se. The examining physician will have no clue as to how the accident occurred. It could well have been because some other driver breached a traffic rule and cut the vicitm off

Re: [silk] Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Sriram ET.
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Sriram ET. karra@gmail.com wrote: Tragic as the incident is, I found the whole NE spin on it very bizzare. Can't the case just stand on the basis of being a mere murder?

Re: [silk] Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Sriram ET. karra@gmail.com wrote: While that would be understandable, watching the news last night it (the NE spin) appeared more a creation of the media rather than the result of any mass banding together of aggrieved minorities. Why, you say this with

Re: [silk] Fwd: Justice

2012-05-02 Thread Bonobashi
What is it you are asking? Richard was killed by two imbeciles for an unbearably stupid reason; there is a growing movement demanding justice and fair play, though the authorities have been tap-dancing around it. I don't know if this is a genuine petition. Sent from my iPad On May 2, 2012,