It sounds like Mr/Ms Anonymous doesn't understand ethics very well. Does
the Texas Memorial Museum have an accessions policy? A deaccessions policy?
A mission? If Mr Theriot is violating those policies, it's up to the museum
board to either agree to have the policies changed or to fire Mr Theriot.
From the article and no other information, it sounds to me like he's making
difficult and unpopular decisions to provide a focus to the museum's
collections. He also sounds like he did it in a very undiplomatic way,
forgetting that one of the primary roles of a museum director is to solicit
the staff's expert opinion on important decisions that affect the
collections.

Shady deaccessions do make very angry donors. Perhaps Anonymous will have
better luck raising an angry mob there...

> Anon Anon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Does anyone know if ethical violations are punishable by law? Someone
ought
> to go after this guy

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Andrew Schuricht
Consultant, Las Vegas Springs Preserve Project
Las Vegas Valley Water District

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