Xref: utzoo comp.mail.misc:1471 news.admin:4243 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!pprg.unm.edu!hc!ames!amdahl!pyramid!prls!philabs!micomvax!ray From: ray@micomvax.UUCP (Ray Dunn) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,news.admin Subject: Re: Misuse of email privileges (Was: Re: bigoted racist misuse of email) Keywords: email Message-ID: <1517@micomvax.UUCP> Date: 8 Dec 88 22:41:50 GMT References: <10676@ihlpa.ATT.COM> <11242@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <5917@ecsvax.uncecs.edu> <2295@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <4340@pbhyf.PacBell.COM> Reply-To: ray@micomvax.UUCP (Ray Dunn) Organization: Philips Electronics Ltd. (TDS - Montreal) St. Laurent QC, Canada Lines: 18 In article <4340@pbhyf.PacBell.COM> rob@pbhyf.PacBell.COM (Rob Bernardo) writes: > >Ouch! This comes close to blaming the victim. >-- No. It is pointing out that under the norms of usenet, there is no "victim" involved. There is no special significance in the fact that the word "jew" was used, or that the recipient was a woman. As I and others have pointed out, everyone who expresses strong views in this forum should be prepared to take the heat, just as in any *public* forum. -- Ray Dunn. | UUCP: ..!philabs!micomvax!ray Philips Electronics Ltd. | TEL : (514) 744-8200 Ext: 2347 600 Dr Frederik Philips Blvd | FAX : (514) 744-6455 St Laurent. Quebec. H4M 2S9 | TLX : 05-824090