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Post by hollister on Jul 27, 2007 3:24:52 GMT -7
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Post by ludikundera on Jul 27, 2007 14:53:47 GMT -7
Interesting to read about this in English, from a non-Polish perspective. Although, from the article, I didn't see an argument put forth as to why the files should be released. Which either shows the article's bias or something of a loose grasp on the situation.
Personally, I hope the files are opening and millions of lives are ruined. But I guess I'm mean.
I guess I also fail to sympathize with an actor who chose to inform rather face the consequences of drunk driving. Live by the sword, die by the sword. If you informed on someone, it's only just that someone else gets to inform on you.
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Post by kaima on Jul 27, 2007 15:41:47 GMT -7
It is hard not to be sympathetic to the people whos lives would be ruined. SOme deserve it, of course. Certainly some are as badly pushed into it as portrayed in th story.
My own experience in America is with similar blackmail or simple pressure if you wish to be polite. On one government contract I was told to fabricate a technical report in two weeks so one military officer would look good. I laughed at the demand, as it was so outrageous, and told him a dozen times it could not be done in the two weeks he demanded, in part because it would take substantially longer than that to get accurate answers from his own Air Force department. They were so mad that they initiated an action that would have damaged my professional reputation nationwide, affecting my chances of future contracts. They eventually dropped the action. They did hire another firm, put ten experts that I respect on the job, spent $80,000 and 8 months later came up with a reasonable result for their money and their time. Yet these two officers offer no apology, seem to have learned nothing, and certainly have demonstrated no ethics or professionalism. They would have done quite well in the NKVD.
Kai
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