[WikiEN-l] Legal obligation to report Wikipedia editor under UCMJ (Mike G weigh in?)

[Chris Howie]

On Jan 3, 2008 4:47 PM, Matthew Brown <morven at gmail.com> wrote:

> This discussion has gone on endlessly about the former, but in actual
> fact what is being done is the latter.  You cannot justify threats (no
> matter how politely phrased) by pointing out a supposed obligation to
> DO it, not THREATEN it.


Ah, that's a detail I was missing.  Yes, I can see no situation in which
making such a threat could possibly be ethical.

(Unless you were told to make the threat in exchange for your family's
life?  ... Yes, I'm being facetious. :) )

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Chris Howie
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