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    Name: Ben Barnes on May 15, 2010
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  2. 202
    Name: Brendan Murray on May 15, 2010
    Comments: Some of the actions of animals are not quite what one expects: pointing this out is not something that deserves any kind of sanction, particularly when the victim has been exonerated of any wrong-doing. Professor Murphy's action undermines the entire Irish education system: he should resign, after an abject apology.
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  3. 203
    Name: Zen Faulkes on May 15, 2010
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  4. 204
    Name: Ashley Tome Joseph on May 15, 2010
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    Name: Anonymous on May 15, 2010
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    Name: John Power on May 15, 2010
    Comments: This is an embarrassment to UCC and to Professor Murphy. Sanctions should be removed and Professor should resign.
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  7. 207
    Name: Chen Avni on May 15, 2010
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    Name: David Schmeer on May 15, 2010
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  9. 209
    Name: Dave Inkersole on May 15, 2010
    Comments: sounds like someone sticking there fingers in there ears and going lalalalalalala :o)
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  10. 210
    Name: Catherine Byrne on May 15, 2010
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    Name: Jeff Harper on May 15, 2010
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    Name: Peter M Carlton on May 15, 2010
    Comments: If Dr Evans was found not guilty of harassment, then sanctioning him can only be the result of someone's risk/benefit analysis. I suggest recalculating with more weight added to the risk of demonstrating to the world that UCC is not committed to academic freedom.
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    Name: Stephen Colarelli on May 15, 2010
    Comments: I do not know the particulars of the conversation, but I am familiar with the article (read about it in Science), and it is strictly scholarly. Stephen M. Colarelli, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Central Michigan University
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  14. 214
    Name: Gary Allan on May 15, 2010
    Comments: How absurd; a pathetic person cannot take being told that bats have oral sex and another person, a qualified scientist and teacher is sanctioned. Ridiculous! What kind of university is this? What has happened to mature intellectual discussion?
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  15. 215
    Name: C Carter on May 15, 2010
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  16. 216
    Name: Aaron Pierpont on May 15, 2010
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  17. 217
    Name: Nina on May 15, 2010
    Comments: As a university student I find it appalling and frightening that such ridiculous measures are taken against professors when they are simply pursuing intellectual discussion and debate. I also find it strange that the colleague who reported Dr. Evans did it solely on the basis that the article was "upsetting". Are we only allowed to use comforting, soothing articles in debate now? Science is not meant to comfort us, it is meant to further our knowledge and understanding of the world. Debate is a healthy and normal part of that. Please, for the love of science, stop stifling academic discussion.
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  18. 218
    Name: Gareth McGregor on May 15, 2010
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  19. 219
    Name: Raymond Payne on May 15, 2010
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  20. 220
    Name: Adam Slota on May 15, 2010
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  21. 221
    Name: Malcolm Duff Westley on May 15, 2010
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  22. 222
    Name: Fred Price on May 15, 2010
    Comments: academic freedom for all!!!! its just bats, prof murphy should just get over it and start acting like responsable adult, honestly, i mean it, the opposition argument sounds like primary school bullying. the fact is, dylan evans did absolutely nothing wrong,and he should not be ounished for that. it was, after all, advancing our knowledge of the world, and no educated person could rationally disagree with that.
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  23. 223
    Name: Eric M. on May 15, 2010
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  24. 224
    Name: Phil Lipari & Carolyn Pearce-Lipari on May 15, 2010
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  25. 225
    Name: Will Murphy on May 15, 2010
    Comments: Jaysus! Are we living in Syria? Grow up and allow thinking outside if the fruit bowl..
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  26. 226
    Name: Jon Berg-Backelind on May 15, 2010
    Comments: "We find the harsh treatment of Dr Evans to be an explicit threat to intellectual discourse and academic freedom at UCC. Unless Professor Murphy reverses his unwise decision, academic staff at UCC will have to fear that if they show a peer-reviewed, scientific article to a colleague, which that colleague finds even mildly upsetting, then they will be punished, even if it is explicitly established by outside Investigators that there is no intention to cause offence." What happened? Why do we need to petition for academic freedom? This is all backwards!
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  27. 227
    Name: Richard Rimington on May 15, 2010
    Comments: I can't begin to understand the mentality of creating a system where academic staff will be afraid to show objective scientific articles to each other for fear of 'upsetting' someone and receiving sanctions. What's more, he was completely exonerated. Some people seem to struggle to know what that word means. Surely this is madness?
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  28. 228
    Name: Dr. S. Killings on May 15, 2010
    Comments: The sanctions against Dr. Evans are entirely without merit. Academic discourse requires the free exchange of ideas, no matter how unsettling or challenging they might be. The proper course of action for the offended party is to publish their own study that refutes the claims of the article, or outlines the reasons for their offense. This administrative action short-changes public debate and stifles, not encourages, all debate on the matter.
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  29. 229
    Name: A. Kaemmerer on May 15, 2010
    Comments: I am outraged!
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  30. 230
    Name: Mario Bonilla on May 15, 2010
    Comments: Welcome to the 13th Century...
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  31. 231
    Name: Chrisitan Barrett on May 15, 2010
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  32. 232
    Name: Arlo Shallit on May 15, 2010
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  33. 233
    Name: John Brennan on May 15, 2010
    Comments: This is just ridiculous.
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  34. 234
    Name: Darrin Towne on May 15, 2010
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  35. 235
    Name: James Annan on May 15, 2010
    Comments: Based on the facts as stated, this idiotic decision makes a laughing stock of UCC and Professor Murphy.
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  36. 236
    Name: Clare Whittaker on May 15, 2010
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  37. 237
    Name: Kevin Stone on May 15, 2010
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  38. 238
    Name: Chris Cunningham on May 15, 2010
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  39. 239
    Name: Ellen Clarke on May 15, 2010
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  40. 240
    Name: Suzane Watkinson on May 15, 2010
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  41. 241
    Name: Donald W. Button on May 15, 2010
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  42. 242
    Name: Clifford Gliddon on May 15, 2010
    Comments: It is unsupportable for someone in an administrative position to enforce arbitrary moral codes over others in any environment. Further, the academic environment needs to be one of uncovering and disseminating factual information for others to consider. Attempting to hide reality is absurd, and you show yourself to be a rube, Mr. Murphy.
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  43. 243
    Name: Sarah Lehnen on May 15, 2010
    Comments: Best of luck.
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  44. 244
    Name: Thomas Winwood on May 15, 2010
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  45. 245
    Name: Dave Watson on May 15, 2010
    Comments: I get really tired of hearing about the idiocy of cowards like Murphy.
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  46. 246
    Name: Gerald Learn on May 15, 2010
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  47. 247
    Name: Dr Diana Spade on May 15, 2010
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  48. 248
    Name: Tadhg Murphy on May 15, 2010
    Comments: I am a UCC student myself and I heard NOTHING from the Irish media or UCC about this. Free spech seems to be busy sucking the President's cock to complain about this disaster. Why aren't we shouting more about this. Academic work is being stifled all because some toffee nosed prudish twat, who it seems is working in a similar area to Dr. Evans, couldn't handle the idea of fruit bats blowing each other. IT HAPPENS. DEAL WITH IT. But don't go complaining of fucking sexual harrasment when someone proves you wrong. Someone's clearly a sore loser.
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  49. 249
    Name: Chris Heath on May 15, 2010
    Comments: This is ridiculous, I really can't see what he did wrong and would hate for academic freedom to be stifled everytime someone doesn't like something, but doesn't state any offense at the time. Surely this could just be used as a way to avoid findings which don't mesh with your preconceptions. If you want someone to stop doing something, speak up, otherwise how else can they change their behaviour accordingly?
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  50. 250
    Name: Matthew Bent on May 15, 2010
    Comments: Bloody ridiculous attitude ! What next -torture him on the rack till he repents his heresy !
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