Comments on: The Very Human Cost of Job Cuts http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/ Fri, 24 May 2013 13:32:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: StatShot: Tech Job Cuts Inching Closer to 200,000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152408 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:31:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152408 [...] of jobs in January 2009, we would have to unfortunately agree with their conclusions. (Related: The very human cost of job cuts.) [...]

]]> By: Mircea @ MyTestBox.com http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152407 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:03:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152407 A man with a knife can get away too, except when you are Rambo or Bruce Lee and know how to disarm him…most of the people are not. He might not do as much damage as a man with a machine gun but still can do damage. People will still die…

]]> By: June http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152406 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:38:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152406 If a man has a knife, he could at most kill 1 person before being wrestled away. If a man has a gun, he can kill 3 people and walk away. This is the difference between a knife and gun.
We need a stricter gun law in US, particularly a 5-day waiting period Like Clinton administration imposed. Sadly when Bush took office, such 5-day waiting period was repelled.
People kill when they are angry. A waiting period can save lives.

]]> By: Mircea @ MyTestBox.com http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152405 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:59:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152405 If those kind of people don’t have access to guns they still have access to knives or other kind of weapons, for example. They won’t use guns, they’ll use knives and so somebody will still get hurt….
And the black market for guns will be in place to replace the white market…

]]> By: Suraj Singh http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152404 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:49:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152404 A terrible day for these families. TC also wrote about it:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/15/a-sad-day-in-silicon-valley/

Our heartfelt condolences.

]]> By: tom http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152403 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:22:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152403 very sad and tragic and kind of you to offer to some support to those affected.

sadly, gun prohibition has as much chance for success as alcohol and drug prohibition. making it illegal just adds a new potential revenue stream for gansters and mobsters to chase. better to tax, regulate and educate.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152402 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:31:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152402 livepaola

i think you are missing my larger point — which was that sometimes we forget that job cuts involve people and they ravage lives.

]]> By: livepaola http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152401 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:06:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152401 Om, I respectfully disagree. This is not about job cuts. Job cuts happen all over the world; shootings happen where people have easy access to guns. How many Columbines, Virgina Techs, or SiPorts does America need before moving towards a mass amnesty for surrendered guns, followed by some common sense controls on gun ownership? Good laws are needed – much more than prayers.
http://livepaola.wordpress.com/2007/04/21/the-virginia-tech-tragedy-and-the-debate-america-ought-to-be-having/

]]> By: Bob Grafton http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152400 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:12:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152400 In our gun culture these episodes will recur again and again and again.

]]> By: aaron http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152399 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:22:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/11/15/the-very-human-cost-of-job-cuts/#comment-152399 Unfortunately, it is a very deep & integral part of human nature to find someone else to blame for one’s foibles.
This tragic incident is yet another exemplar of this – as if we needed further proof.

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