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The Telecom Digest for April 21, 2013
Volume 32 : Issue 86 : "text" Format
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Re: Do not mention his name (Mark Kaminsky)
Re: Do not mention his name (Bob Paver)

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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:59:32 -0700
From: Mark Kaminsky <kaminsky@kaminsky.org>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Do not mention his name 
Message-ID: <51723CD4.6050400@kaminsky.org>

On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:33:20 -0400, Bill Horne wrote:

> Forget him. He deserves no less.

There was a really good science fiction story a few years ago (sorry
that I cannot supply a citation, but memory says - for whatever that's
worth - that it was in Analog magazine), where someone found a gateway
to an alternate earth populated by highly civilized Neanderthals.  In
their culture (among some other very interesting differences from
ours), those convicted of a serious crime AND THEIR ENTIRE FAMILIES
lost their names (I don't even think that the banned names became
vulgar curses, though that may have been a result which just didn't
fit into the story).

The entire family had to choose some other name (with approval from
the record keepers who tracked all the banned names).  It led to some
incredible family pressure to behave well (and of course, for richer
families, there was some incredible pressure to pervert justice to
prevent a conviction)!

For my part, I would very much like to see that punishment become the
law here!  Of course, there are lots of things I would love to change
- the world would be very different if I were in charge.  I just don't
know if it would be any better.

Mark




Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:57:32 -0500
From: Bob Paver <rcp@thepavers.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Do not mention his name 
Message-ID: <62981585-C6E3-470C-8305-B8142622E83D@thepavers.net>

1) I totally agree with Bill about denying notoriety to 
   terrorists and their ilk. 

2) The media frenzy that ensues after a terror attack must end. 
   It serves no useful purpose.

Bob Paver
rcp@thepavers.net

"Bruce, we can't be successful unless we lie to customers." - Larry Ellison -






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