03-04-2005, 02:00 PM
Occhidiangela,Mar 3 2005, 04:53 PM Wrote:Ain't that the hell of it? I bit on the Lex18 story and posted here. I did a little more looking after Nystul raised a "this smells funny" flag. Should have done that in the first place. My bad.
Yes, they are about the same school, the same student. And what I need to emphasize is that there is quite a bit more to the story than either story reports.
It looks as though I expended a bit of energy leaping to a conclusion.
Oops.
Occhi
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It seems to me that the media/blogs, and even many of us (I am not immune) are all too willing to jump to conclusions on partial information colored by our own preconceived notions (think orientation in the OODA loop, or paradigms in the Covey sense). If you think have a pre-conceived notion that authority figures are over-reacting to recent events (Columbine, 9/11) and stepping all over individual liberty, then it is all too easy to color incomplete facts with your own orientation. I know I have been guilty of this on more than one occasion.
A good reminder for all of us to keep our minds open to all the facts, and understanding how our own inclinations can color our decisions or conclusions. Thanks for the reminder Occhi.
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