Crucify

I am becoming alarmed at how quickly we as a society are to crucify a person.The recent banning for life of the Clippers owner Donald Sterling is just another example of this. He is being kicked out of the NBA and told he needs to sell his team. Why? because he made some comments in the privacy of his own home and was recorded saying these comments. Granted his comments were not nice as they were racist in nature but none the less he again made the comments in his own home. He has never publicly said anything racist. He's an old white man in his 80's. At this point in his life you are not going to change his thoughts. He seems to have issues with blacks and hispanics. Lots of people do. Lots of people have issues with people who have different beliefs regarding religion. The question is do we persecute someone for it?Yes most definitely if it is a public statement but if it's done in your private life. I would think not.

Another example that recently made headlines was the the Mozilla FireFox and Brendan Eich. Brendan was basically forced to resign from his CEO position. Why? not because he was running the company into the ground. He was forced to leave because years ago he made a $1000 donation against Proposition 8.  This had nothing to do with his work at Mozilla or his ability to be a CEO of the company. It was something he did privately years ago. Someone who works at Mozilla obviously did some sleuthing and brought it to the attention of everyone. Why he donated or the fact he donated in my opinion is irrelevant. His views on the subject of same sex marriage may be totally different from when he made that donation years ago or maybe not. The fact of the matter is why was everyone so quick to crucify him?

I think with Google Glass coming our way soon. This will become an even bigger problem. Anytime you are out in public you are subject to being filmed, recorded or photographed. The only place you'll be able to talk freely will be in your home. Well then again maybe not... look at Donald Sterling.