[Namron] Must see this Article! Controversy of Yearbook Photo ofScadian in Garb!

[mikea]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 08:33:24PM -0600, Lord Orlando Di' Gilead wrote:
> Greetings All!
> 
> This is my first post to the Namron list. So far my lady and I have
> thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality shown by both baronys in the area!
> 
> I read through some of the AOL posts about the article in question and it
> amazes me how much anger I found towards the MOM! Our society, it seems,
> has some real anger management issues. This kids mother has a right to raise
> her child the way she wishes and her child has a right to express himself in
> the way he wishes. The mundane world could learn a lot from the SCA....it
> would most likely be a much more peaceful place.
> 
> Orlando Di' Gilead

Welcome to Namron, Lord Orlando. I hope to meet you soon.

You write, "[t]his kids mother has a right to raise her child the way
she wishes and her child has a right to express himself in the way he
wishes".

What if he wishes to express himself by, say, robbing banks, or she
wishes to raise him to be the next Ted Bundy? Does he therefore have a
right to rob banks, or she to teach him that rape and murder are 
acceptable actions? I choose extremes, by the way, not to inflame you,
but as a technique called _reductio_ad_absurdum_. 

Some constraints on the actions of people in our culture really are 
necessary. The problem in this particular case is that the mother and
the school differ on where the line should be drawn between the 
constraints _she_ feels are appropriate and the constraints the school
has decided to be appropriate. 

I find myself more with the mother than with the school here, as it
happens, but can see that the school has some difficult problems to
solve. It appears that they've chosen a mechanical approach that
provides no room for individual judgement, probably because decisions
based on judgement are more vulnerable to attack in the legal system.

-- 
Mike Andrews        /   Michael Fenwick    Barony of Namron, Ansteorra
mikea at mikea.ath.cx  /   Amateur Extra radio operator W5EGO
Tired old music Laurel; Chirurgeon; SCAdian since AS XI