Okay, tanks for settin me strate. As long as them there are doin the recognizin we's gonna be alrite. -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax
---- Elizabeth Warner <warne...@astro.umd.edu> wrote: > Wow! That is some very bizarre logic Carly... Heaven-forbid you ever do > something wrong/illegal because then we'll hold your kids and grandkids > and great-grandkids accountable as well! > > What matters is how the Smithsonian and other museums behave now. And > most museums are doing the right things recognizing that stolen property > is not a good thing. But to expect them to go back and fix everything > that curators did 72 years ago is a bit unreasonable. > > Clear Skies! > Elizabeth > > > > cdtuc...@cox.net wrote: > > Liz, > > It's never too late to do the right thing is it? The smith still exists. > > Why should they not be held accountable for their past sins ? > > Our great nation was built on doing what's right wasn't it? But, we have a > > terrible track record of self policing. What voters can do is nudge them a > > bit > > so they get back on the right track. Court litigation would be second best > > way to persuade the doing of the right thing. The Government is for the > > people not against us. Retribution is sometimes in order then forgiveness > > can follow? Carl > > -- > > Carl or Debbie Esparza > > Meteoritemax > > > > > > ---- Elizabeth Warner <warne...@astro.umd.edu> wrote: > >> So you're going to hold the Smithsonian responsible for something that > >> happened 72 years ago?? Granted, what the reps of the Smithsonian did > >> way back then is not cool, but I don't think that "punishing" the > >> current institution is exactly fair either... > >> > >> I mean, if we were to search and find something in your family history > >> that you're not proud of and then hold it against you, how would you feel?? > >> > >> Clear Skies! > >> Elizabeth > >> > >> > >> > >> MIke Antonelli wrote: > >>> During my investigation and hunt for the Chicora meteorite, I found out > >>> the Smithsonian strong-armed the owners of the specimen that was found on > >>> their own land...Stating "You must turn this over in the name of > >>> science"...And they did...Granted, this was in 1938, but the truth of the > >>> matter is they came in, collected what little material there was, and > >>> split without so much as a thank you to the landowners. If I ever DO find > >>> that main mass,(and yes, it is still out there) they will get NONE of > >>> it...Sorry, but from the stories Ive heard about what took place back > >>> then (and yes, Ive gotten first hand accounts), it was not right, and > >>> they were even bullies about it! It was actually a hammer that tore the > >>> hide right off of a cow, that later that day had to be put down. Also a > >>> piece struck a chicken coop, and the other stone actually got tangled in > >>> a young girls dress as it came down. I have interviewed everyone that was > >>> there, that is still alive, and just > >>> talking to these folks made me somewhat ashamed of the Smith, and the > >>> way they handled things. > >>> ______________________________________________ > >>> Visit the Archives at > >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > >>> Meteorite-list mailing list > >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >>> > >> ______________________________________________ > >> Visit the Archives at > >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
