Re:Oregon punished an engineer for criticizing red-light cam...
by thomastjeffery on Friday December 08, 2017 @03:52PM
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It's ludicrous that the word "engineer" was defined to be considered "authority".
If you understand the nuances of a subject, you likely want to explain why you do, so that your thoughts aren't totally disregarded.
The problem is that the state wanted to disregard his (or anyone's) thoughts, so they defined "engineer" to carry authority, and levied a fine for anyone who sought to use the word.
This is a reasonable thing to do for professions like Medical Doctor, or EMT, where your title demands specific education. It is not reasonable for ambiguous words like "engineer".
If you understand the nuances of a subject, you likely want to explain why you do, so that your thoughts aren't totally disregarded.
The problem is that the state wanted to disregard his (or anyone's) thoughts, so they defined "engineer" to carry authority, and levied a fine for anyone who sought to use the word.
This is a reasonable thing to do for professions like Medical Doctor, or EMT, where your title demands specific education. It is not reasonable for ambiguous words like "engineer".