So I want to know... will ND do the right thing?

In my law class in grad I always remember the line from my professor, "There is the wrong way to do things, the right way, and the legal way."

I use that phrase all the time, and for those who know me know that I have thought about going to law school for a long time. I am the risk management and legal consultant for my fraternity and we use that thought process to make decisions.

I train my board members and national volunteers how to respond during a crisis. I am reflecting on how we handle things, and looking at how ND is going to handle this situation with the death of a student.

You are trained in crisis management to avoid legal issues (civil suit) to:

Never Apologize
Never admit responsibility
Say you feel bad
Say good things about the victim
Say good thing about the people who (accidentally or on purpose) caused the incident
Say you sympathize
Never let anyone, but someone trained to speak, speak to the media

So far since the death of the student last night at football practice the ND statements have been just as outlined above. The football players have been instructed not to answer questions, and no one from the team but Coach Kelly and Father Jenkins have given a statement. Those statements were completely along the lines stated above.

So I want to know... will ND do the right thing?
Now we are in day two... so will the statements change? I am sure ND is worried about getting sued by the family. I am sure ND is trying to figure out how to mitigate their liability. I am sure ND is worried about what this means for their football team.

So I want to know... will ND do the right thing?
Will they say, "NO" to their lawyers and come out and say they are sorry? Or will they keep up the song and dance to try and avoid a bigger lawsuit? Will someone call the family? Or will they send a heartless, tight rope walking letter hoping to get sued for less?

Here is the difference... just like my fraternity, ND isn't a heartless corporation. They aren't Walmart trying to not get sued for a lot of money and have to raise prices. They are a values based institution that values human life and more importantly doing the right thing. There are banners all over campus that talk about ethical education...

So I want to know... will ND do the right thing?
Will Coach Kelly take a press release. Will he look straight at the camera and say, he is sorry. Will he say that he is ultimately responsible for everything that happens. Wins, Losses, Signing the best players, and yes... when something tragic happens. Will Coach Kelly say that hindsight is 20/20, but he can't go back and make different decisions. Will he say we should of not had him up there. Will he say that they might not of had a good process for deciding if the lift should of gone up. Will he say, that he knows that no matter what he says he can't bring him back, but that he will do all he can to ensure his memory is forgotten.

More importantly, will Coach Kelly, as a father himself, call the father of that young man and say... I am sorry. I can't bring him back, but I will do anything in the world in my power to make this right.

ND. Do The Right Thing. Do the Right Thing and make us all believe that sometimes its about more than money, or more than admitting a mistake... and make me believe that even if I become a lawyer someday, and I have to answer a question like this in my fraternity that I will do the right thing.

So I NEED to know... will ND do the right thing?

I don't want to be Holster Guy... But...

Oh man... got bad news today, I guess smart phones aren't supposed to be kept in your pocket. When they are transmitting data they are supposed to be kept a certain distance from your body, it is even in the fine print of the instructions.

Apple iPhone recommends 15mm (5/8 of an inch)
Blackberry recommends 25mm (7/8 of an inch)

I saw it this morning on the CBS Morning show... "Cell Phones in Pockets"...and this one really got my attention. I am trying to find what the distance is on my Palm Pre.

WOW that is a lot... so for the ladies who keep it in their purse, that is fine. For me and I bet tons of other guys we just keep it in our pocket. I personally hate holsters... I don't want to be holster guy...

I tried a holster a little this summer because it was annoying always carrying it in my pocket at work. I didn't like it...

So what am I to do? Man bag? Murse? Or the dreaded holster?