Dear George,

I think it stinks. This is typical of UVa. They do a bad job of supervising one individual so they react by penalizing a half dozen innocent people. If these people have paid their debt to society and have been keeping their noses clean they shouldn't be fired for no reason. I assume it is really hard to make a life for yourself and stay on the straight and narrow when you have a criminal record. UVa has just made it harder for some people who are trying to get their lives. When I first heard about the baby switch I figured it was an unfortunate accident. Now you have to wonder about the quality of the administration at the Medical Center.

My two cents,

Downing Smith (electronic mail, May 31, 2001)