[CharlesOConnell]

Speak no ill of the dead. Most people are objective about others, subjective about themselves. But who is willing to listen to criticism, who tries to surround themselves with people more intelligent than themselves, people who will tell them what they don’t know or, frankly, what they don’t particularly relish hearing. We’re all hypocrites, “actors”, but who among us, including me, really knows it. Time to shut up & listen.

[Leaning Right]

I'm sorry, but I'm not following your post #4 at all. Are defending the author, Lee Kaplan, or criticizing him?

For what it's worth, I, for one, am strongly criticizing Kaplan. An idealistic yet ignorant young woman gets murdered by savages. And this Kaplan fellow decides to heap scorn on this victim because she “participated” in some events that he, Kaplan, didn't like.

[null and void]

But who is willing to listen to criticism, who tries to surround themselves with people more intelligent than themselves, people who will tell them what they don’t know or, frankly, what they don’t particularly relish hearing.

Ronald Reagan comes to mind.

We’re all hypocrites, “actors”,

You say 'actor' like it's a bad thing.

See Reagan, above...

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

It is helpful to tell the truth as a warning to others who might think like she did. This is what can happen. Still she did not deserve what she got and it is tragic.