tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130815.post116615989281159850..comments2008-12-10T07:39:22.971-08:00Dan McClintockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728379143131241025noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130815.post-1166200942232557512006-12-15T08:42:00.000-08:002006-12-15T08:42:00.000-08:00The gavel symbolizes Justice. We protested for fairness, professionalism and social justice. As an instrument of finality, its thump can be felt as a vibrotactile signal to move on. <BR/><BR/>However, we have many times had to take the short end of the decision due to not fully communicating our side; so the gavel could be a symbol of mistrust unless we have had full input and have heard the other side just as fully.<BR/><BR/>In the protest, we said that our input was ignored, our rights were shoved out the window, and our right to decide for ourselves was cancelled out. The gavel has not yet thumped on this.<BR/><BR/>We have the right to decide in retrospect whether the protest was justified and what to do about the various people who broke rules. Some were unneccessarily destructive and should be punished in any case; most were peaceful, purposeful and effective and should be recognized as such and given the benefit of amnesty. <BR/>All deserve to have their backgrounds and motivations examined as well and jobs restored as a minimum.<BR/>DPGDianrezhttp://www.xanga.com/dianreznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130815.post-1166197752504717032006-12-15T07:49:00.000-08:002006-12-15T07:49:00.000-08:00Naw, it works fine. Gavels aren't pounded in the dark, after all. Anyone can see it being picked up and used.<BR/><BR/>I can't hear the ruler smacking someone: that doesn't make it any less a symbol of oppression, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130815.post-1166181940134356342006-12-15T03:25:00.000-08:002006-12-15T03:25:00.000-08:00A gavel is still a "hearing" symbol, because a Deaf person cannot hear it being used to signal a decision.Jay Croftnoreply@blogger.com