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Posted by katharinehe, on Oct. 19, 2009 04:19PM While I respect the positions of those who have brought up concerns that these responses are too harsh, I would like to remind these critics that (as someone else has pointed out) there is another story about someone who passed which is in stark contrast to this one. I would also like to refer you to the Bellingham Herald's short piece on Dr. Grimes' passing as an example of an appropriate and sensitive way of reporting this story.    Anthropologists, and indeed students of Dr. Grimes represented here, are taught to always consider the impacts of their work on the many communities that hold them accountable. The Western Front has a responsibility to the WWU community in much the same way, and I feel that they have demonstrated a gross lack of judgment and compassion by publishing this article.    As an anthropologist who was trained in the WWU department, I would never make a decision to publish a scholarly article or pursue a research avenue that I knew would alienate the very community I am studying. I think that the bad decisions made by all those at the Western Front with regard to this article are being made clear by the number of people who are responding to this article's content and poor timing. I think the whole purpose of this comment section is to set standards about what is acceptable to our community. Based on this response, it is clear to me that going into the details about someone's death and so soon after they passed is not acceptable to this community.