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A Bit of Whimsy
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Barbara L. Melone
Oct 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM10/17/99
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>Actually, I kind of liked what this person had to say. It is nice that someone
>can think clearly enough to express that you should be held accountable for
>what you say about someone.
So, how exactly should people be "held responsible"?
WIsil
Oct 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM10/18/99
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I don't really have any firmly held beliefs about how one should be held
responsible for what they say, I think it should depend on the seriousness of
the accusation. Didn't mean to start an ethical thread here. I just hate
listening to people spout off about others and make accusations when they are
not factually based.
wendy
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Christopher R. Carlen
Oct 19, 1999, 3:00:00 AM10/19/99
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Snookums!Sweetie! wrote:
>
> Let me speak as a dead South American revolutionary would for a
> moment:
>
> Imagine that whatever you said about the public figures in skating,
> you knew you'd have to defend it in civil court the next day. Imagine
> a digested, searchable archive of the group was automatically emailed
> to the appropriate legal representation. Would it change anything
> about your tone or content?
>
> Now imagine that your new tone or content is nothing more than simple
> honesty and decency. Why would it take the shadow of legal
> entanglement to make you that honest and decent?
>
> I know the Net is supposed to be about freedom. But free men and
> women are capable of virtue. It isn't only slaves who know how.
>
> [Close channel to dead South American revolutionary]
> "Remember, in America, anyone can grow up to
> be President. It's one of the risks you take."
>
> Let me speak as a dead South American revolutionary would for a
> moment:
>
> Imagine that whatever you said about the public figures in skating,
> you knew you'd have to defend it in civil court the next day. Imagine
> a digested, searchable archive of the group was automatically emailed
> to the appropriate legal representation. Would it change anything
> about your tone or content?
>
> Now imagine that your new tone or content is nothing more than simple
> honesty and decency. Why would it take the shadow of legal
> entanglement to make you that honest and decent?
>
> I know the Net is supposed to be about freedom. But free men and
> women are capable of virtue. It isn't only slaves who know how.
>
> [Close channel to dead South American revolutionary]
> "Remember, in America, anyone can grow up to
> be President. It's one of the risks you take."
It seems that the right we exercise the most anymore is the right to be
a moron.
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