Comments on: Holland & Knight layoff tragedy highlights unspoken economic ramifications – And and a moral question about negative on-line commentary http://karasmamedia.com/home/holland-knight-layoffs-tragedy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holland-knight-layoffs-tragedy Social Media Public Relations for the Legal Marketing Industry Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Kara Smith - Karasma Media http://karasmamedia.com/home/holland-knight-layoffs-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Kara Smith - Karasma Media Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:40:00 +0000 http://kar-as-ma.com/home/?p=78#comment-39 I truly appreciate your attempt to "set the record straight", by adding information you feel is important to this conversation. Unfortunately, without your publishing your identity, and some background about who you are and your relationship with Pat, what you have to say really doesn't have much validity.<br/><br/>Going forward, if you are truly interested in contributing viable information to this important conversation, please do so responsibly. I truly appreciate your attempt to “set the record straight”, by adding information you feel is important to this conversation. Unfortunately, without your publishing your identity, and some background about who you are and your relationship with Pat, what you have to say really doesn’t have much validity.

Going forward, if you are truly interested in contributing viable information to this important conversation, please do so responsibly.

]]> By: Anonymous http://karasmamedia.com/home/holland-knight-layoffs-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Anonymous Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:41:00 +0000 http://kar-as-ma.com/home/?p=78#comment-38 Now I can take heed to the saying, "don't believe everything you read in the media". <br/><br/>I know for a fact that:<br/><br/> The loss of her job had nothing to do with her death;<br/><br/> Pat was NOT in an abusive relationship;<br/><br/>and<br/><br/> Kevin had already left the home and had been gone (out of state) for over a week. He had returned several days before her death to pick up more of his belongings. Now I can take heed to the saying, “don’t believe everything you read in the media”.

I know for a fact that:

The loss of her job had nothing to do with her death;

Pat was NOT in an abusive relationship;

and

Kevin had already left the home and had been gone (out of state) for over a week. He had returned several days before her death to pick up more of his belongings.

]]> By: Kara Smith - Karasma Media http://karasmamedia.com/home/holland-knight-layoffs-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Kara Smith - Karasma Media Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:35:00 +0000 http://kar-as-ma.com/home/?p=78#comment-37 Thank you for bringing this up and your point is well taken, and I've put myself out on a limb here intentionally. <br/><br/>I agree wholeheartedly that it's very unlikely that Patricia's death was caused by her unemployment. I am all too familiar with the time it takes for an abusive relationship to cultivate and the personal vindication necessary to remove yourself from one. <br/><br/>As stated, "I’m not saying that when violence or other tragedies occur,legal responsibility is even remotely in scope for the authors of negative online commentary."<br/><br/>The question I'm posing is simply this: <br/><br/>Can the writers of negative commentary completely disassociate themselves morally when negative events occur to the companies or individuals they discredit? Thank you for bringing this up and your point is well taken, and I’ve put myself out on a limb here intentionally.

I agree wholeheartedly that it’s very unlikely that Patricia’s death was caused by her unemployment. I am all too familiar with the time it takes for an abusive relationship to cultivate and the personal vindication necessary to remove yourself from one.

As stated, “I’m not saying that when violence or other tragedies occur,legal responsibility is even remotely in scope for the authors of negative online commentary.”

The question I’m posing is simply this:

Can the writers of negative commentary completely disassociate themselves morally when negative events occur to the companies or individuals they discredit?

]]> By: Anonymous http://karasmamedia.com/home/holland-knight-layoffs-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Anonymous Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:45:00 +0000 http://kar-as-ma.com/home/?p=78#comment-36 I'm a little perplexed at the connection you've made in this post. Where did you read that her death was indirectly caused by her being let go from her law firm... as in "the sad after-effects of being laid off." <br/><br/>Given the fact that there were 1,100 people let go on the same day from law firms across the country, and Patricia is the only one who has been reported murdered, I have a hard time believing that this tragic incident would have been averted if she was still employed. This relationship was clearly troubled outside of her employment. Therefore I fail to understand why a responsible blogger would phrase the intro paragraph in this way. <br/><br/>My heart goes out to Patricia and her family.<br/><br/>PS what "tiered" results are you referring to? I’m a little perplexed at the connection you’ve made in this post. Where did you read that her death was indirectly caused by her being let go from her law firm… as in “the sad after-effects of being laid off.”

Given the fact that there were 1,100 people let go on the same day from law firms across the country, and Patricia is the only one who has been reported murdered, I have a hard time believing that this tragic incident would have been averted if she was still employed. This relationship was clearly troubled outside of her employment. Therefore I fail to understand why a responsible blogger would phrase the intro paragraph in this way.

My heart goes out to Patricia and her family.

PS what “tiered” results are you referring to?

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