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To: i-node who wrote (138115)	7/12/2001 6:38:08 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1588051

One point on ethics in general. The reason for the general ethical requirement that behaviors be above any appearance of impropriety is to create a gulf between right and wrong, so there can be no confusion between the two. When you don't have such a gulf, you end up with a lot of "gray" situations where the behavior can be proclaimed "ethical" and no person is in an absolute position to contradict it. You make a good argument in your post. I'm not sure I agree completly but I can't say your position is unreasonable either. Tim

To: i-node who wrote (138115)	7/13/2001 12:23:54 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1588051

Somewhere, between 18 and 30, you do draw a line based on age, I'd think. At some point, a person becomes self-responsible whether or not they are mature. I think that if Monica, at 21, engaged in a relationship with a 50 year old man, that's fine if it her choice to do so. But when that man is the most powerful man in the free world, you cannot make the case that power wasn't involved. While it may not have been, the appearance of impropriety is sufficient to make the relationship inappropriate. Had Monica been 30, I would not be complaining. If Clinton told Lewinsky, take off your clothes or I will have the FBI arrest you, then you have a point. But if Lewinsky screwed Clinton because she was impressed that he was president and that was her only reason for screwing with him, then she's shallow and deserves what she got. In fact, I think she was emotionally involved and did not see clearly the consequences of her behavior. But that can be true of anyone at any age.