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Originally Posted by swarmina
SWTX Belle, I am not going to bust my brother's chops over his wearing this pin, not the regular DG initiation pin, but the crest on black onyx rectangle, as a tie tac. He has MS and his life is hard. If this makes him happy, fine. I am sure there are many dissenting opinions about the correctness of this, including my own, but sometimes I believe the concept is larger than the rule. I am glad he is happy in the memory of my GM's college/sorority life, as am I.
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I have searched in vain for a post requesting that you "bust his chops". I am sorry for his medical condition. Whether or not it him wearing it is correct is not a subjective question - it is determined by the organization that owns the crest. I knew what you were inferring - my point is that there is no logic in throwing his medical condition into the discussion. It is not relevant. There is, to the best of my knowledge, no medical exemption to copyright or other laws.
Officer - I have pulled you over because you are speeding.
Speeder - But officer! I have multiple sclerosis and my life is hard!
Officer - Oh, well in that case, never mind.
I would hope that his memories of his grandmother are not dependent on one piece of jewelery, or that if he chose not to wear it he would somehow be dishonoring her. There are no crest police who are going to break in and arrest him, even though the design is copyrighted. It is still an objective fact that by wearing it he is flouting the very organization that apparently meant so much to his grandmother.