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From: cherry@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (Michael Cherry)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: a holiday gift from Robert Morris
Message-ID: <566@husc6.harvard.edu>
Date: 10 Nov 88 04:14:30 GMT
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In article <565@husc6.harvard.edu> kovar@husc4.UUCP (David Kovar) writes:
>In article <10791@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> matthews@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Jim Matthews) writes:
>>We can argue about the advisability of what he did, but I urge you to
>>resist the temptation to pigeon-hole someone you don't know on the basis
>>of fragmentary information.
>
>If at all possible, punish RTM to the fullest extent of the law. It may
>be more than he deserves but unfortunately (?) someone must set the
>example and show that such anti-social activities are not acceptable.

It is difficult to agree however it is analogous to a brilliant University
Molecular Biologist experimenting on a biological virus but through
inadequate precautions results in a large number of dogs in North America
becoming infected. The released virus could be completely harmless - but
I don't think this country would want or should allow this act to go
completely unpunished.

Mike Cherry
Systems Analyst
cherry@mgh-coffee.harvard.edu
J. Michael Cherry    Systems Analyst/Manager   Department of Molecular Biology
cherry@mgh-coffee.harvard.edu                  Wellman 9, Mass General Hospital 
cherry%mgh-coffee@husc6.bitnet                 Boston, MA 02114   (617) 726-5955