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> This is like saying employees should be personally liable for mistakes they make at work. This is like saying a dentist shouldn't be personally liable for th

> This is like saying employees should be personally liable for mistakes they make at work. This is like saying a dentist shouldn't be personally liable for the "mistake" of raping somebody under his care. Of course he should be!

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> like saying a dentist shouldn't be personally liable for the "mistake" of raping somebody The only way you can read what was written this way is if you don’t consider rape egregious.
- konstantinua00 3y ago
  as a non-native speaker, may I ask what egregious even mean? intentional?
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > may I ask what egregious even mean? intentional? Outrageously bad. Even if unintentional, it's behaviour that obviously isn't acceptable or part of the job. Like this lady.
  - samus 3y ago
    Intentional is the crucial shade of meaning here. Excessive in a way that attracts (or at least should attract) attention. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egregious https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egregious
  - hughdbrown 3y ago
    From Latin grex/gregoris (flock) and ex- (out of). egregious comes from a root which means "stands out from the flock" -- it's exceptional. Centuries ago, it had a positive meaning but not it is reserved for describing outstandingly bad events or people, etc.
- mcpackieh 3y ago
  You think what this judge did wasn't egregious? She invaded this man's home with armed men and robbed him; I'm comparing felonies to felonies. It sure as hell wasn't a mistake, so why are you talking about mistakes? "Oops I tripped and accidentally fell onto his property and through his door." "Oops my tongue stumbled and I accidentally threatened to have the man arrested if he tried to film what I was doing." Yeah right. She knew she was breaking the law, that's why she freaked out about being filmed. None of this was a mistake.
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    Again, I’m not sure how you’re misreading this thread to suggest anyone disagrees with this outcome.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> like saying a dentist shouldn't be personally liable for the "mistake" of raping somebody The only way you can read what was written this way is if you don’t consider rape egregious.

konstantinua00 3y ago
as a non-native speaker, may I ask what egregious even mean? intentional?
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > may I ask what egregious even mean? intentional? Outrageously bad. Even if unintentional, it's behaviour that obviously isn't acceptable or part of the job. Like this lady.
- samus 3y ago
  Intentional is the crucial shade of meaning here. Excessive in a way that attracts (or at least should attract) attention. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egregious https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egregious
- hughdbrown 3y ago
  From Latin grex/gregoris (flock) and ex- (out of). egregious comes from a root which means "stands out from the flock" -- it's exceptional. Centuries ago, it had a positive meaning but not it is reserved for describing outstandingly bad events or people, etc.
mcpackieh 3y ago
You think what this judge did wasn't egregious? She invaded this man's home with armed men and robbed him; I'm comparing felonies to felonies. It sure as hell wasn't a mistake, so why are you talking about mistakes? "Oops I tripped and accidentally fell onto his property and through his door." "Oops my tongue stumbled and I accidentally threatened to have the man arrested if he tried to film what I was doing." Yeah right. She knew she was breaking the law, that's why she freaked out about being filmed. None of this was a mistake.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  Again, I’m not sure how you’re misreading this thread to suggest anyone disagrees with this outcome.