Word: blame
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...unimportant as aerial acrobatics may seem to most purists--two points it two points, after all--the fact that the WNBA hasn't seen even one dunk is a bad thing. And I blame one person for it: Margo Dydek...
...wrong to put the blame for the crash of Singapore Airlines Flight 006 solely on the pilot who turned onto the wrong runway [AVIATION, Nov. 13]. Surely authorities at Taipei's airport should share some responsibility for what happened. A runway that was under repair was not adequately closed off, and no one seemed to notice that a jumbo jet was taking off from the wrong runway. More than one person should take responsibility for the tragedy. BINA MENON Selangor, Malaysia...
...larger group of men - especially those from lower-income families - might be heading straight from high school into fields like aircraft mechanics and telephone- and power-line repair that pay an average of $850 a week rather than taking on a load of college debt. Some social critics blame a dearth of male role models among schoolteachers, and a culture that promotes anti-intellectualism among boys. And, especially in inner cities, crime and gangs entice more boys than girls away from learning...
...Whereas rapes most certainly result, however, the reporting of them does not. Many victims respond with denial, self-hate, utter shock and chagrin or, most destructive, self-blame. Their last instinct is to phone the authorities and seek immediate justice and reconciliation. As such, the College and HUPD understandably feel relieved when victims of sexual assault come forward and bravely report their experience. This is, after all, the only mode through which such criminal transgressions can be pursued, accounted for, analyzed and hopefully prevented...
...also voiced reluctance to blame Green Party candidate Ralph Nader for stealing the election from Gore, saying that he has great affinity for Nader's perceptions. At the same time, he said that it was disingenuous of Nader to portray the election as a Tweedledum-Tweedledee choice...