Comments on: Peter Watts Convicted

By: Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:13:07 +0000

The battle is, more-or-less, lost. We are headed into a corporate future. I’m sorry about Watts’ status, but think we’ll only see more of the same.

I was involved in television for about ten years, and saw a hospital shut down a woman who was trying to save a store in her community (the hospital wanted the land.) by talking about what was happening. Thirty or so lawsuits can do that.

At least you talk about it.

By: David Williams

David Williams — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:58:41 +0000

That’s a great quote Karen . ..

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:24:54 +0000

Why do I fear regardless of the number of battles we’ll fight (or have fought) to show how free we really aren’t, the war was lost long ago?

By: karen wester newton

karen wester newton — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:21:31 +0000

I was impressed, too, with Peter’s write-up. Maybe it’s his scientific training, or maybe it’s that his analytical mind is the reason he’s a scientist. Anyway, I think he summed up the futility of his situation remarkably well. With a literal interpretation of the statute as it now exists, all it takes is for one border guard to order you to do one thing and another to order you to do something contradictory, and anyone is screwed. I have read many, many online comments that fall into the two categories your describe, but the one that sums it up best, I thought, was the one that said, “People want this to be Peter Watts’ fault because if it’s not his fault, it means they’re not safe either.”