Sarah Mei and Richard Stallman appear to be attached to MIT, making them "colleagues". Morals are rules we inherit from our parents and our society. These rule

Sarah Mei and Richard Stallman appear to be attached to MIT, making them "colleagues". Morals are rules we inherit from our parents and our society. These rules are not shared by everyone since we are all brought up by different parents and differing society influences. Sarah appears to disagree with Richard on moral grounds. This is perfectly reasonable. It is also reasonable to quote public statements by Richard to highlight and debate why she feels that her moral rules are superior to Richard's. Every academic and every public figure can expect debate. I take no sides in this debate. Sarah and Richard are starting from different moral rules and reaching different conclusions. Richard defended his friend and Sarah objects to his defense. Sarah admits to never having met Richard, even though they seem to be "colleagues" at the same university. However, Sarah publicly attacks Richard PERSONALY, an Ad Hominem attack. While it is reasonable to attack a colleagues' opinion, it is a unprofessional conduct to attack the person in public, especially without prior discussion. Her unprofessional behavior has caused a public scandal for MIT. The ad hominem attack on her twitter feed https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/994010501460865025?lang=en https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/994010501460865025?lang=... has become so vitrolic that we find this quote: "I am increasingly convinced we just shouldn't allow men in software at all" -- Tamzin Blake If I had created such a public storm at any job I held based on such a personal attack on a colleague, I'd be fired. The obvious remedy for this unprofessional behavior is for MIT HR to fire Sarah. This isn't a question about "who is right?", it is a question of professional behavior.