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You're probably being downvoted because "Should we all contact UMN to complain?" sounds like what twitter outrage mobs do.

• stephenhuey 5y ago
  Fair enough, but I’m not advocating a DDOS attack or anything like that. Just a phone call or email similar to how we might contact our representative.
  • dooglius 5y ago
    This would effectively be a DDOS attack, whether or not you intend it as one.
    • threatofrain 5y ago
      If that’s the case, then although you can wish that all reps have huge staff to collect communications from their constituents, it’s not true, and telling people to call their reps would be even more DDOS because at least universities can act as a firewall. Your local reps in comparison will Never be as well resourced.
      • dooglius 5y ago
        The purpose of calling reps is to air grievances, everyone involved understands this, and they almost certainly have other phone lines for more critical functions. In contrast, a university is contacted for all sorts of reasons related to research/study, and complaining en mass would be highly disruptive to this.
        • threatofrain 5y ago
          So the argument you lead with is about extra phone lines? Then one can expect that professors have a university office line, and universities have Way More competency and discretionary budget in hiring PR firms and in-house staff to deal with dynamic and acute events. In terms of sheer muscle power, most public officials can't compare to the behemoth that is a university. They are even outclassed on agility. It may be your local official's job to do something, but the reality of budget anemia is stiffer than their obligations to you.
  • zekrioca 5y ago
    That's the problem with your suggestion. The authors of the papers did not mean to advocate to make human experiments either, yet they did. You suggestion would result in a DDoS attack anyway..