That’s interesting ... bubble concept, as for my students, I tend to bias for the golden rule of reciprocal equity ... A variation of the Do unto to others model ... I find this to be particularly effective with the young adult males who tend to be force dominant ... 

Yes, I agree ... the problem started with the employees (and probably not helped by vague guidelines at a guess). One would hope that upper management is worth their pay grade as determined by the speed of their damage control team.

IMO, the management element that has policies in place regarding ‘appropriate attire’ needs to review their operative guidelines for practical (and legal) enforcement. In the meantime, for purposes of damage control, there should be a formal apology to the wearer of the shirt in question and good faith reparation…

Apparently many Republicans with little or no reservation.

Totally agree ... it is a known scenario which can be delicate even in the best of circumstances. My background is in teaching so the motivation and protocol set is functionally identical.  

I agree.

Good point. Perhaps the practical caution here should be something along the lines of a simple formula? Something that would bias for safety over intuitive trust - Maybe something like ... “Predators prey on trust ... Professionals leave nothing to trust.  

Well, you make reasonable points, and appear to know the area first hand (I don’t), so I give you the benefit of the doubt, but in so doing, that actually makes me a bit more worried. Presupposing good intentions hypothetically ... the number of warning signs and red flags missed here is sobering.

Hmmmm ... given a ‘normal’ parent (as an adult exposed to the harsh realities of life) I find it hard to believe that flattery of this sort could be effective enough for literally leaving a minor with some unknown adult for ‘videowork’ ... Although, I could see (an equally seedy) but ruthlessly effective technique of…

... not surprise so much as disgust and alarm (due to the rather obvious potential for predatorial intent). I mean, at what age do we start warning very young children? “Stranger-DANGER” anyone?

... okay, now this makes my skin ... crawl. Now on the face of it, this guy is ... sick and if the allegations prove to be true, needs to be locked up safely away from minors period ... for a very long time.

Point ... that said though, Sheldon is like some bizarre fusion of Gregory House, Wesley Crusher, Spock and Doogie Houser rolled into one. As such, I don’t think the notion of ‘conventional’ anything would truly fit the character.

The major mistake here is that he is trying to withdraw from his ‘integrity savings’, when effectively he has the equivalent of 52 cents. Now this is not to say that there isn’t anyone out there who follows such a lifestyle of moral restraint, I just find it incredibly difficult to ascribe such to Kavanaugh ...

I agree with all the points you make ... was it Shakespeare ... whose character said, “he doth protest too much ...”  ... and further, in a way that works badly against his credibility.

No argument there ... more so given the generalized differences in the gender based view of life. I’ve often joked about this ... but IMHO, there IS a profound reason, why even pro sports athletes say ‘hi’ to Mom, more than Dad ...

<scratches head> ... I think the nebulous ‘sticking point’ for me in all of this is how Mr. Kavanaugh is going about ‘defending’ himself. Granted, the primary problem here is the lack of confirmable fact and the significant potential for perceptional distortion due to time, circumstance and physical state ...

To be fair in the abstract, you could argue for generalized treatment for the existence of Homo Sapiens and probably near term evolutionary ‘relatives’ ... that said though, I would point out that a binary flip flop (while possible) ... IMO, would be less likely at this point than moderately paced, socially driven…

Let me reword that ... a lie detector test performed with the most advanced hardware and the most respected practitioner? ... it won’t be perfect, but the intent is to show his fundamental belief in what he says as a counterpoint to the steps taken by the opposition. The problem here is that as imperfect as the system…

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... it would, although, I would change the goal to ... the world will be a better place when we have 9 of the most dedicated and qualified Supreme Court Justices the world has ever seen ... Individuals that seek relentlessly for one thing ... fair and equitable justice FOR ALL and or the fairest compromise capable for…