From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 05/05/00-01:28:11 PM Z
On Fri, 5 May 2000, Amy Hahn wrote:
> >
> >It may no be friendly, nor pleasant...
> >
> >But, the only proven way to get people to take responsibility for their own
> >actions in a relatively anonymous social setting (like the US, or
> >the internet)
> >is financial liability...
>
> Give me a break. That's as idiotic as the idea that people can't
> have morals or ethics without religion. Amazingly enough, some folks
> do take responibilty for their own actions without any threats of any
> kind.
>
> Amy Hahn
Thanks Amy, well said. And a small footnote: If financial liability were
ANY guarantee of responsibility, there would be no deadbeat dads,
collection agencies, foreclosures, bad debts, bankruptcies, embezzlements,
etc. etc. etc. In fact "financial responsibility" without moral concern is
arguably the worst of both worlds.
Judy
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