I'm just amazed at what is happening to western culture as personal feelings are the basis for laws and regulations. Here in America, for example, the Constitution does not guarantee anybody the right to not have hurt feelings or to not be offended. Yet I see that this is a huge consideration when new public policies are announced.
In England, for example, the The Department of Trade and Industry is setting requirements to deal with email-related issues in the workplace. These email issues are evidently inspired by joke emails that offend the recipients.
The new regulations come after the publication of a DTI survey that found that nearly one in 10 employees of British companies has sent an e-mail to the wrong person. The findings also showed that men are more likely to make this mistake.
The DTI also said that nearly a one-fourth of employees in London have suffered rebuttals from colleagues who failed to see the funny side of their "humorous" e-mails.
Maybe I'm oversimplifying the problem, but then again, they are overcomplicating the problem. When I get an email that I don't like, I delete it and move on with my life. Email is just another bitch channel for whiny individuals who have serious issues moving on. How can they type with all of those chips dangling from their shoulders?
Again, I ask, why do hurt feelings set government regulations? Why is it that offense is a consideration with any public policy? Maybe the squeaky wheel does get the grease.
Hey, I'm offended by people who are easily offended. Can I have a new law about that? You know, rather than a Constitutional amendment protecting marriage, I'd like to see a Get Over It Amendment. This would guarantee that just because you bitch and whine like a weenie, you don't get to set public policy. That way I can feel like my rights are still safe and not subjected to knee-jerk social trends.
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