Re: RETRACTION - DAVE BARRETT & HIGH POINT SCIENTIFIC

From: lal_truckee (lal_truckee_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:52:09 -0700

Jon Isaacs wrote:
>>One of the things about shooting someone, especially in a public place, is
>>that it's hard to take back the bullet once the damage is done, and you
>>discover you shot the wrong person.
>>
>>People tend to remember things like that...
>
>
> Yes, but I think the Original Poster has done as much as possible to try to
> right his wrong.

He can also request Google not archive the original post - Google has a
mechanism in place to retroactively remove posts, I believe. The post
then wouldn't show up in quite so many searches. Many people apparently
believe usenet posts are ephemeral; they are not, and Google isn't the
only archive - posts are spread all over the world and therefore
inevitably stored in numerous backup systems.

You will note that the original poster "corrected" his mistake by naming
a second person with a supposed occupation; who as far as we know is
also completely innocent. This poster gets no grace from me - he clearly
didn't learn from his stupidity, instead repeating it, as if his
behavior is OK if he just had the right name to publically slander.

If he has a problem with someone, let him take it up with the
individual; if he then gets no relief, the local police and court system
are set up to handle just such cases, including small claims court.

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