tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post5138114048588450773..comments2024-03-28T18:57:15.124-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: Gentlemen and the Rule of LawAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-80514233970853387802008-06-09T15:44:00.000-06:002008-06-09T15:44:00.000-06:00The police officer in question is NOT "off the for...The police officer in question is NOT "off the force." He's merely been suspended. The criminal case will proceed before the civil case. And if the criminal case ends in the officer's conviction, the city attorney will no longer defend the officer in the civil case. And the officer will be fired by the police dept. Given the officer's right to defend himself, the presumption of innonence in criminal proceedings, and the city attorney's obligation to defend the officer unless and until it's been established (by a neutral body) that his conduct was not authorized or was beyond his employment's scope (e.g., a crime), I don't understand your beef. <BR/><BR/>What, should the city and the state, and the police, automatically conclude he's guilty without the bother of due process?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-92105450318351843152008-06-09T13:48:00.000-06:002008-06-09T13:48:00.000-06:00One can have common standards of civility and publ...One can have common standards of civility and public conduct without going the way of Atturk, who put the Turks in British woolen suits and ties (the Brits themselves conquered the world in shorts).<BR/><BR/>From a computer analog, the codes of conduct and civility of a Gentleman are something like Javascript or HTML. They provide a linqua franca that allow communities otherwise incompatable social norms to work together.Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-24929174980219992652008-06-09T12:53:00.000-06:002008-06-09T12:53:00.000-06:00What does it mean to be a "gentleman"? Doesn't it...What does it mean to be a "gentleman"? Doesn't it mean to adhere to unwritten codes of conduct, to common social mores, and to absolute truth and justice? Doesn't this fly in the face of multiculturalism?<BR/><BR/>As a social conservative, an ideal world to me would involve a return to Victorian monoculturalism. But given today's demographics, I don't see that as being a realistic option.<BR/><BR/>Thus, as a lifelong computer geek, I see the solution residing in Wiki-like technology, whereby the "wisdom of the crowds" "debugs" legislation to remove unintended consequences prior to the legislation becoming law.Michael Malakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007582156392845677noreply@blogger.com