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Reputational Invasion

30th September
2010
written by Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross

    The tragic story of a young student violinist who jumped off the George Washington bridge this week because of a posted video of his liasion with another man made my heart stop. The New York Times obviously thought it would stop and make others think because it was featured on their front page today. There must be a way to teach people about online privacy and how reputations can be harmed beyond repair if no one is thinking. This poor young man was convinced his reputation was irrecoverable once his roommate and friend crossed the boundary of common deceny. Ironically, Rutger’s University where the young man went to school, was embarking on a week devoted to Civility.  I immediately thought about our timely recent research on Civility in America and I provide it to you at this link.  On the radio this morning, I also heard President Obama mentioning political civility. What will it take to change our course of behavior?

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