11-03-2012, 08:57 PM
Greg Burnham Wrote:I find the entire idea of sharing private emails (especially on a Public Forum) despicable. That one is so desperate
to prove their point that they would contrive a false justification for an otherwise unethical, if not immoral act, is
at best, evidence of a cerebral hiccup or worse.
There is NEVER a justification for disclosing presumedly confidential private conversations without first gaining the
express permission to do so from the participants in the exchange.
The argument that "Such disclosure isn't illegal" -- even if true -- does not satisfy the requirements of gentlemanly
behavior. Nor does it satisfy moral or ethical obligations. Launching an ad hominem assault is not illegal either,
yet it is ill-advised just the same.
Greg, I totally agree. 100%. Many years ago I had an argument with one good firend, a very private researcher. I stupidly sent an email exchange of that one argument in a nine year friendship to another friend. Several years later that email conv. appeared on a public forum. I was furious and the poster's sole argument was that emails are not private that anything on line is considered public. Now, as a result, I am more careful what I say in email.
Dawn