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Shark -
I don't think anyone here is trying to excuse Shaq or to say he made an intelligent, open-minded comment. What they are saying is that there's a difference between a comment made in ignorance and one made in hate - and between dumb comments and actual action. I don't think anyone here thinks it's great that Shaq isn't "the sharpest crayon in the box"; most people have suggested he rethink his idea of a good joke. It's just that all bad things aren't equal. What he did calls for an apology and perhaps some sensitivity training, but not for an international trial a la Milosevic or the Nazis.
If we throw the book at someone for minor offenses, we're left with no way to punish the major offenses.
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