We here at Oregon Trail would like to issue a welcome to our two new sheriffs in town, Blogging Ethics, and God Save Virginia.
It seems both are here to make this place a better place to blog for all of us, and I can't argue with that, my only question is can they make a difference.
for what sparked the ethics discussions, visit The Virginian Federalist
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I would just for the record like to state that I DEEPLY feel that nuns, puppies and cute bunnies are vital to society, and in all cases, i just adore them...
I feel it is a sick practice to kill either a nun, puppy or cute bunny, and abhor the thought of it, AND furthermore HATE those that find this to be "good practice" I find them morally and ethically "screwy"
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This is a comment made by STD over at The Daily Whackjob
"So is it rocket science to say if you are not blogging against someone, you are supporting them, especially on one of your pet issues?"
"Clearly, this isn’t rocket science to say if you are not blogging against killing nuns and puppies, you are supporting them.
Why do you hate nuns and puppies?! Your silence on the issue clearly infers that you do."
It seems a blog by the name of The Daily Whackjob is creating ripples in the blogosphere...Is it ethical to be a popular blog? some seem to think not...I can't for the life of me figure out why people are getting angry at the Whackjob. Keep Going...
A professor at the Boston-based Catholic liberal arts school Emmanuel was fired on Thursday after saying “pow,” while pointing a marker at a student – during a classroom discussion about the VT shootings!
Emmanuel issued a press release saying that it does not condone discriminatory or obscene language.
How exactly is that discriminatory? I guess he only did it to a few students. Obscene? As far as I know it wasn’t obscene. It was definitely “too soon,” though, judging by Emmanuel’s knee-jerk reaction.
While Emmanuel has every right to fire professors at will, in my opinion… this was not something that should have led to a firing. It is an abridgment of free speech, something that has been happening quite often in the news lately. If students in the room had been offended and had clamored for his removal, then I would be more understanding. But according to that article a student in the room did the same to the professor – “pow!” – was he expelled, or at least suspended? The article does not say, but I suspect not.
If it was truly “discriminatory or obscene gestures,” then punishment should be applied across the board. But as the facts stand, this is simply an issue of free speech being reigned in – legally… but not wisely.
cross-posted at: Mad Hatter, Daily Whackjob, and Raising Kaine.
Keep Going... I'm Not Emeril, came up with a really good idea. He says...
Use the comment section to describe a new, tougher gun law that would have prevented any of the school shootings in our country's history. Or. for that matter, any shooting involving victims in a "gun free zone", whether it be a school, airport, government building, courthouse, store or restaurant.
Use your liberal imagination. Unleash your progressive thoughts. We are all anxious to hear your ideas.
I am from Henrico county Va Yesterday a student from my neighboring county of Hanover, wore a T-shirt saying "Cho seung-hui, is a national hero" He was sent home, and is facing possible expulsion. What posseses a child to do something like that? His claim is it is his "freedom of speech", well sadly for him the schools have won numerous lawsuits, when it comes to there enforcing of a extremly lenient dress code. In addition, yesterday I was playing Halo for compuer online, and a guy got on and his user name was Cho Seung-hui, he started making comments of how it was him who murdered those at tech, sadly for him that pissed me and a friend off and we got in banshees and pretty much owned...but what possess people to do stuff like that, the guy on the computer was a wuss, I really don't think he would have EVER done that if it was in person if front of real humans, but the kid with the shirt...what statement are you trying to make, I keep hearing about bomb threats, kids with guns in schools, and even a group of people that said what Cho Seung-hui did was great, and were going to do something similar, they had the equipment, but htey got caught...we live in a depraved world, and no i won't buy that i am being pessimistic by looking only at the "bad" and not seeing the "good"
"All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know. There is no fear of God before their eyes."
Ok, so McCain just lost some of his "viable candidate points."
Amusing joke, "bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" - no? (I agree with the spirit of the remark, I just don't think statements like that are becoming of a presidential candidate.)
I think that Iran intends to continue on its course towards nuclear weapons. If that happens, we are left with the question, "How should America react?" Tough question, no?
We could -
- Continue with the (useless) United Nations, trying to convince them to willingly give up their newly-acquired toys.
- Attack them.
- Let them be until they attack/threaten us (possible) or Israel (more likely).
Which option is best? Politics has been ineffective in the Middle East. Will it ever work? I doubt. They understand force. But should we attack them? That, too, would turn into a poorly managed fiasco. After a year we would not have the country fully stabilized, and certain segments of our population would be whining that we should give up. But should we wait until we are in imminent danger to take action (even then, what action would we take)?
I honestly am not sure.
What are ya'lls opinions?
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So.
I'm Frank. *Hi, Frank*
Yes.
I enjoy dances, books, music...baseball; other sports...drawing. Philosophy.
Most people would say I'm conservative, politically; most. And, religiously, I'm Reformed Calvinist; by the grace of God, lol.
Most expertise lies mostly in the area of soggy napkins...which is a good analogy for relationships. Somehow. I'll post that analogy later. If I think of a good one.
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