Well Worded

I've been struggling to perfectly phrase where I stand/how I feel about this whole situation, and no matter how many times I've watched this debate, I never really felt like I was getting across what I think. However, I find this to be a close fit:

"Who knows if what happened following the quarters of CEDA was reasonable or inappropriate on either side, but POSTING that we should encourage the community to write to universities seeking someone's termination is cruel and antithetical to anything this debate community has ever stood for. Moreover, the idea that someone would garner enjoyment or thrill from this conflict is disheartening. Given some of the behavior the debate community finds acceptable or at a minimum forgivable, we find it strange that this is the instance that starts the battle cries for the end to someone's presence in the community. We encourage everyone to put down your arguments about debate for just one moment and realize that, at times, actions about our community have very radical effects on someone's livelihood and that of their family."

So, thank you to Brent Culpepper & Michael Greenstein for saying what I couldn't figure out to say.

http://www.ndtceda.com/pipermail/edebate/2008-August/075509.html

Edit:

I also think this is a good defense of what they said:

"First, good people do bad things sometimes. I have friends who are homeless, friends who have done the worst drugs, friends who got in violent altercations and hurt other people, people who have been hurt badly by other people. As some of you might know, I have a temper myself......I often wonder if there are people in prison right now who made one terrible mistake and every other thing they ever did was good....Its a hard world....people make terrible choices. What we should do sometimes is find it in ourselves to care about all the people we encounter not just the perfect ones. I mean we should certainly not excuse the terrible things people do...but we also have to consider that all of us have, at times, been less than our best selves. And that good people do bad things. Lets also be honest NOBODY was acting at their best in that room from what I saw."

So, thank you Josh Hoe.

http://www.ndtceda.com/pipermail/edebate/2008-August/075489.html