[Cicero]

Rather sad, actually. She was somebody's daughter, and she was doing a good thing by her own lights. If you grow up being brainwashed by your teachers and your peers, it can be hard to think for yourself. I can imagine one of my kids doing this. A great adventure that went bad.

[Mr. Bird]

I'm with you. I had to catch myself, feeling amused at the headline. While I certainly don't agree with the politics of the Greenies, I don't wish to see them perish before their time. This actually may be a difference between them and me, come to think of it....

[Montfort]

She was a victim of logging industry aggression, because she died while fighting the logging industry.

Just like all those Palestinians who blew themswelves up get counted and spoken of as if they had been killed by the Israelis.

[Dacus943]

"Rather sad, actually. She was somebody's daughter, and she was doing a good thing by her own lights. If you grow up being brainwashed by your teachers and your peers, it can be hard to think for yourself. I can imagine one of my kids doing this. A great adventure that went bad."

Same things could be said about the Homicide Bombers attacking Israel. No parallel you say? Have any LOGGER's ever been hurt, maimed, or killed by the sad actions of these people on a great adventure?

[G Larry]

That was my thought.

How did this become a cause worth dying for?

"save a tree, not a baby"??

"save a whale, not a baby"??