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Alan Erskine has been jailed
On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:04:01 GMT, "Rhonda Lea Kirk"
wrote: Karen Chuplis wrote: It's probably one of the Maxson clan. No. It's not any of the Maxsons. ....Does it matter? OM -- "No ******* ever won a war by dying for | http://www.io.com/~o_m his country. He won it by making the other | Sergeant-At-Arms poor dumb ******* die for his country." | Human O-Ring Society - General George S. Patton, Jr |
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Alan Erskine has been jailed
In news:OM
om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org typed: On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:04:01 GMT, "Rhonda Lea Kirk" wrote: No. It's not any of the Maxsons. ...Does it matter? It does, a whole lot. Because since stuffie split (if s/he/it really has) you've ascribed all things evil in s.s.h. to the Maxsons. There are *way* more twits, simps, kooks, and downright assholes than just them. :-( -- Mike __________________________________________________ ______ "Colorado Ski Country, USA" Come often, Ski hard, Spend *lots* of money, Then leave as quickly as you can. |
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Alan Erskine has been jailed
OM wrote:
Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote: Karen Chuplis wrote: It's probably one of the Maxson clan. No. It's not any of the Maxsons. ...Does it matter? It does to me. On this ng, on usenet, in the world. It matters to me when the wrong person is blamed for something done by someone else. It doesn't matter who I like or who I want/don't want it to be. Scapegoating is wrong. It's always wrong. rl |
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Alan Erskine has been jailed
I was reading in the bathroom when I ran across an item written by
"Rhonda Lea Kirk" on Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:12:38 -0400, which said: It doesn't matter who I like or who I want/don't want it to be. Scapegoating is wrong. It's always wrong. Moral issues aside, it's wrong because it's worse than ineffective. It fails to solve the problem by allowing the perp to go free, while creating another problem by alienating or removing the scapegoat, who might otherwise be a valuable contributor to your society. It is also a strong indication that the rules of your society are insufficient to ensure the society's efficient operation. Sorry, Rhonda, but you forget that you're talking to scientists and engineers, here. "Human" issues, such as morality, need to be expressed in somewhat different terms. This realization was the inspiration for Law #1 which, while it always draws a smile (and many comments), has a serious side to it: --------- Beady's 1st Law of Social Harmonics: "Never let the designer write the user's manual." |
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Meant for Each Other
Die hard soulmates.
-- John Thomas Maxson, Retired Engineer (Aerospace) Author, The Betrayal of Mission 51-L (www.mission51l.com) Mike Speegle wrote in message ... It does, a whole lot. Because since stuffie split (if s/he/it really has) you've ascribed all things evil in s.s.h. to the Maxsons. There are *way* more twits, simps, kooks, and downright assholes than just them. :-( Scott Hedrick wrote in message . .. "Anonymous Sender" wrote in message acolo.com... Bon appetit! Hey, JTM, still hanging around, I see. |
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Meant for Each Other
Die hard soulmates.
-- John Thomas Maxson, Retired Engineer (Aerospace) Author, The Betrayal of Mission 51-L (www.mission51l.com) Scott Hedrick wrote in message . .. "Anonymous Sender" wrote in message acolo.com... Bon appetit! Hey, JTM, still hanging around, I see. Mike Speegle wrote in message ... It does, a whole lot. Because since stuffie split (if s/he/it really has) you've ascribed all things evil in s.s.h. to the Maxsons. There are *way* more twits, simps, kooks, and downright assholes than just them. :-( |
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Moral issue? (was Alan Erskine has been jailed)
John Beaderstadt wrote:
I was reading in the bathroom when I ran across an item written by "Rhonda Lea Kirk" which said: It doesn't matter who I like or who I want/don't want it to be. Scapegoating is wrong. It's always wrong. Moral issues aside, it's wrong because it's worse than ineffective. It fails to solve the problem by allowing the perp to go free, while creating another problem by alienating or removing the scapegoat, who might otherwise be a valuable contributor to your society. It is also a strong indication that the rules of your society are insufficient to ensure the society's efficient operation. I see it as a practical issue. My daughter spent four months in jail for something she did not do. She had just turned 18 when the incident leading to her arrest occurred. She was blamed based on stereotyping of the worst sort and lazy police work--numbers count these days, it doesn't really matter who gets punished as long as someone does. It may be that a jury would have believed her--there was plenty of evidence of her innocence (and stupidity, but that's another story)--but the risk of a guilty verdict and 10 years in state prison was too much for her to handle, and she took the plea agreement that was offered. No moral issue there that I can see. Sorry, Rhonda, but you forget that you're talking to scientists and engineers, here. Using only the majority of the posts here as my guide, it's a difficult concept to hold onto. "Human" issues, such as morality, need to be expressed in somewhat different terms. Are the terms expressed above enough different to explain my perspective on this? |
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