Hard times make hard choices and we are in very hard times. Your article is well nuanced.
Brad Karp had to choose between doing right in the world and doing right by the financial considerations of his law firm. One is more long-term and one more short-term. One of the smartest, kindest people I ever knew, Ramsey Clark, frequently said “life is choice.”
I know people who have strong opinions on both sides of whether Mr. Karp did the right thing. I appreciate you presenting this with some nuance.
Had he gone the other way, his firm would have suffered financially. However, there are some things worth dying for, and certainly some things worth losing money for. Simply put, what those things are is a personal decision and, unfortunately, for Brad Karp, it wasn’t entirely personal. He was also deciding for many people for whom he thought he had responsibility.
Hard times make hard choices and we are in very hard times. Your article is well nuanced.
Brad Karp had to choose between doing right in the world and doing right by the financial considerations of his law firm. One is more long-term and one more short-term. One of the smartest, kindest people I ever knew, Ramsey Clark, frequently said “life is choice.”
I know people who have strong opinions on both sides of whether Mr. Karp did the right thing. I appreciate you presenting this with some nuance.
Had he gone the other way, his firm would have suffered financially. However, there are some things worth dying for, and certainly some things worth losing money for. Simply put, what those things are is a personal decision and, unfortunately, for Brad Karp, it wasn’t entirely personal. He was also deciding for many people for whom he thought he had responsibility.
In a way, he’s the fall guy.