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From: jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Len Rose and problems in Illinois
Message-ID: <4576@rsiatl.UUCP>
Date: 31 Oct 90 08:00:42 GMT
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gl8f@astsun7.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes:

>>After a week on the job he was
>>accused of unauthorized access of files and confronted with a certain
>>posting being circulated on USENET concerning alleged wrongdoings.
>>According to the post, he has been jailed for "computer tampering".

>Which just goes to show that an apology can never catch up with a
>rumor. I hope you're happy, Mr. Haugh, and I hope that if Len was
>fired merely over a rumor, he gets compensation.

>But I have doubts about either.

As long as we are talking about doubts, let me pose a couple.  If:

	John Haugh is accurate in his description of the crimes and/or
	Len is guilty of the first offense and/or
	Len was fired because he hacked and/or
	Len lied on his application regarding being arrested and the
	  company used THAT and not the mere fact that he had been arrested,

Then will YOU post an appology to John?  And will you publicly admit
that you were wrong?  Accountability goes both ways, you know.  Since
very few of us have any firsthand knowledge of any of this, it might
be constructive to assume that if John says he has personal knowledge
of something, to believe him until proof to the contrary is provided.
I don't know John but I suspect that no one short of a madman would
take on the liability associated with his accusation unless he has
irrefutable proof.  

Time will tell.
John

-- 
John De Armond, WD4OQC  | "The truly ignorant in our society are those people 
Radiation Systems, Inc. | who would throw away the parts of the Constitution 
Atlanta, Ga             | they find inconvenient."  -me   Defend the 2nd
{emory,uunet}!rsiatl!jgd| with the same fervor as you do the 1st.