MombaBomba
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On a cynical note...
The cadet felt intimidated by words on a white board that he voluntarily read.
The cadet is being trained to be an officer in the United States Air Force Academy, a branch of the military, responsible for combat, etc. etc. etc.
So in combat, if the enemy writes a couple of select religious quotes on their planes, tanks, helmets, etc., will the cadet be able to handle his commission with that type of intimidation going on?
Let's just hope the enemy doesn't get wind of this.
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I do understand that there were issues in the past. I also understand that political correctness can run a muck. Would it not have been better to simply post a new rule stating that white boards are only for official school business, and no longer to be used for personal expression? No need to personally address the quoting cadet. Just a new rule from on high announced to all the cadets without explanation. Then the cadets would be left to wonder why, and they all would have had to check and then perhaps correct their white board. Because odds are, there were other cadets with things written on their white boards that someone might have decided to find offensive at some point in time. This might have helped avoid the escalating knee jerk reactions going on now.
The other point is where will the line be drawn? For instance, cadet Mary decides to leave "lets meet for study/lunch" on only a few select boards. Cadet Susan is not included in the lets meet even though they share a class, and when she walks down the hall, cadet Susan can read the invites on the whiteboards. Cadet Susan's feelings are hurt and she feels offended. Does this mean that cadet Mary must stop leaving messages for study/lunch unless she includes everyone?
Also, why in the world did someone feel the need to call in the press? From the description, it was a simple matter. No one was tied down and forced to listen to passages from the bible. No one was forced to repeat the words or face punishment. No one went through some sort of Christian Bible hazing.
The cadet felt intimidated by words on a white board that he voluntarily read.
The cadet is being trained to be an officer in the United States Air Force Academy, a branch of the military, responsible for combat, etc. etc. etc.
So in combat, if the enemy writes a couple of select religious quotes on their planes, tanks, helmets, etc., will the cadet be able to handle his commission with that type of intimidation going on?
Let's just hope the enemy doesn't get wind of this.
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I do understand that there were issues in the past. I also understand that political correctness can run a muck. Would it not have been better to simply post a new rule stating that white boards are only for official school business, and no longer to be used for personal expression? No need to personally address the quoting cadet. Just a new rule from on high announced to all the cadets without explanation. Then the cadets would be left to wonder why, and they all would have had to check and then perhaps correct their white board. Because odds are, there were other cadets with things written on their white boards that someone might have decided to find offensive at some point in time. This might have helped avoid the escalating knee jerk reactions going on now.
The other point is where will the line be drawn? For instance, cadet Mary decides to leave "lets meet for study/lunch" on only a few select boards. Cadet Susan is not included in the lets meet even though they share a class, and when she walks down the hall, cadet Susan can read the invites on the whiteboards. Cadet Susan's feelings are hurt and she feels offended. Does this mean that cadet Mary must stop leaving messages for study/lunch unless she includes everyone?
Also, why in the world did someone feel the need to call in the press? From the description, it was a simple matter. No one was tied down and forced to listen to passages from the bible. No one was forced to repeat the words or face punishment. No one went through some sort of Christian Bible hazing.