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From: barb@oliven.UUCP (Barbara Jernigan)
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Subject: Re: Morton-Thiokol Engineering Claims
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Date: Thu, 6-Mar-86 20:01:46 EST
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> I strongly agree with Mr. Spencer's sentiments, but doubt that much will 
> change while engineers can gaze at the ruined careers of those who did
> speak up.

More evidence of the double standard we (Americans) are cudgeled with
from birth.  Our integrity says we should tell the truth.  Our integrity
says we should not fink on our buddies.

It's not right or wrong, it *is*.

In hindsight it's easy to say "I told you so!" -- and to remember you were
at least that exuberant in telling your manager he/she shouldn't go ahead.
But were you?  Really?  Memory's a quirky thing -- as much fiction as
fact (perhaps more of the former) and subject to revision.  I'm not saying
the M.T. engineers weren't as persuasive/insistent and they remember being
-- but that's all under the bridge now.

Challenger was launched -- and died.  Let's move on.  If heads deserve to
roll, believe me, they'll roll (I only pray they're the right ones and not
scapegoats) (see, I'm skeptical, too).

Barb