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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:48:15 GMT
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:45:31 GMT, "James Brown"
<galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote:

Hmm.  That's not quite what I was getting at - I'm in favor of personal
responsibility and liability, in a general sense.  However, in a large
organization, I don't think it's necessarily a good idea.  If company officers
are suddenly liable, I don't think it will lead to better work processes, I
think it will lead to increased paperwork, disclaimers/disavowals, and a
general increase in the use of smoke and mirrors.

Which is exactly what is already happening with the increased threat
of litigation and the _very_real_ possibility, nay certainty, of
getting fired if someone can prove, or even intimate, that you were
the cause of such an incident.

Jasper



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(...) <snipped example - I could counter it, but that would lead to wheel-spinning> (...) Hmm. That's not quite what I was getting at - I'm in favor of personal responsibility and liability, in a general sense. However, in a large organization, I (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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