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From: gl8f@astsun.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
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Subject: Re: more stupidity
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Date: 4 Nov 90 05:27:58 GMT
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In article <18687@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:

>And of course there was Larry Foard "I hope Len wins a very
>large settlement" statement.  And Greg Lindahl "I hope he gets
>compensation".

I just love being quoted out of context.

What I said was (roughly): "IF LEN WAS INDEED FIRED SOLELY BECAUSE OF
A RUMOR, I hope he gets compensation." Emphasis added.

This is *NOT* speculation over whether or not Len was fired for this
reason. This is not speculation over whether or not Len is guilty,
although I strongly feel that he has the same right that Mr. Haugh and
Mr. DeWhatever have to be considered innocent until proven guilty.
Even if Len turns out to be guilty, my statement will still stand.

This is a simple statement that I don't think people should lose their
jobs over rumors.

Because I said the above sentence, even though I didn't mention Mr.
Haugh's article, I received a demand that I cancel it. I guess I
violated Mr. Haugh's idea of "free speech" or something. Just goes to
show that electronic speech is subject to the same harrassment as
other forms of speech: "Take that back or I'll have my lawyer beat you up!"

-- greg