Reply #336: No, the issue is how MUCH respect and compassion is warranted.

[trotsky]

The property owner allowed the memorial. According to him, it was agreed that the memorial would be up for 2 weeks. 2 weeks came & went, nobody collected it, but he allowed it up even longer.

That right there is quite a bit of respect and compassion. He could have just refused the memorial in the first place. Or the INSTANT the 2 weeks was up, go out, collect everything, and throw it in the trash. But he didn't.

No, what he did was clearly not enough for you and other moralists. Was he supposed to just leave everything there until it IS collected, or just rots? You even admitted yourself you have no idea how long was long enough, but you're willing to judge this man anyway.

And then to top it off, you are imagining another situation on DU and then judging me based on what you THINK my and others' reactions would be to it.

You've got a lot of nerve, Mr. Rankin.