http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/03/06/berkeley-student-paper-apologizes-for-hyperbolic-and-flippant-editorial/ Mistakes Happen Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:43:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/03/06/berkeley-student-paper-apologizes-for-hyperbolic-and-flippant-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-23131 Mr. Fnortner Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:44:33 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=7515#comment-23131 Does the fact that the student newspaper's editorial board was unaware of Mr. Ross's father's concentration camp experiences make the city council's plan less draconian and Gestapo-like? Had they been aware through better research, would the city council's plan have become more attractive? At what point does a demand for sensitivity become a) a requirement that others not criticize one's immoral behavior, and b) permission to act with impunity while labeling one's critics insensitive troublemakers? Does the fact that the student newspaper's editorial board was unaware of Mr. Ross's father's concentration camp experiences make the city council's plan less draconian and Gestapo-like? Had they been aware through better research, would the city council's plan have become more attractive? At what point does a demand for sensitivity become a) a requirement that others not criticize one's immoral behavior, and b) permission to act with impunity while labeling one's critics insensitive troublemakers?

]]> http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/03/06/berkeley-student-paper-apologizes-for-hyperbolic-and-flippant-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-22307 Mr. Fnortner Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:44:33 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=7515#comment-22307 Does the fact that the student newspaper's editorial board was unaware of Mr. Ross's father's concentration camp experiences make the city council's plan less draconian and Gestapo-like? Had they been aware through better research, would the city council's plan have become more attractive? At what point does a demand for sensitivity become a) a requirement that others not criticize one's immoral behavior, and b) permission to act with impunity while labeling one's critics insensitive troublemakers? Does the fact that the student newspaper's editorial board was unaware of Mr. Ross's father's concentration camp experiences make the city council's plan less draconian and Gestapo-like? Had they been aware through better research, would the city council's plan have become more attractive? At what point does a demand for sensitivity become a) a requirement that others not criticize one's immoral behavior, and b) permission to act with impunity while labeling one's critics insensitive troublemakers?

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