Chiroptera writes:
But I haven't yet heard of a case in mainstream science where an author's name is removed because her contribution may be seen as "hypocritical", but perhaps I'm naive.
No. I have never heard of it either. It is very difficult to remove an author from a published article (I don't know of any single instance in a reputable journal, but I suppose its possible).
I think if fraud was implicated, the entire article would be withdrawn.
But these people are all a bunch of hypocrits - both ethically and scientifically. It just goes to further reduce whatever slim shred of credibility they ever had.
Why is it that so many ardent Christian Republican crusaders against gay rights turn out to be gay? Another case was exposed recently involveing the
mayor of Spokane, Washington.
"Spokane Mayor Jim West, who championed an anti-gay agenda during his tenure as one of the most powerful Republicans in the Legislature, yesterday admitted to using the trappings of his current office to entice what he thought was a young adult man but denied allegations that he molested two young boys more than 20 years ago.
West confirmed to The Spokesman-Review of Spokane that he offered gifts, favors and a City Hall internship during Internet chats with a man he believed was 18. The online pen pal was actually a forensic computer expert working for the newspaper. After the story hit the newsstands yesterday, West sent city staffers a remorseful e-mail.
"I want to sincerely apologize to you personally for the shame I have brought to the Mayor's office and the city," West wrote. "I stumbled and let you down."
The accusations of child molestation stem from The Spokesman-Review's three-year investigation and interviews with two felons who said West fondled them and forced them to perform sexual acts on him when they were Boy Scouts."
I don't care that he's gay, but what an F_ing hypocrit - and I think it runs deep in the Republican Party. Apparently they have their own
gay activist movement. Why don't these misguided bum-jockeys just find a different party? Is their Christianity over-riding their sexuality ?
This message has been edited by EZscience, 07-01-2005 08:22 PM