Film Festival Director Resigns; Costume Clash; Patient Advocacy; Mother Charged with Misdemeaners in Myspace Trial
Film Festival Director Resigns
In the wake of harsh criticism over his $1,500 donation in support of Proposition 8, the California initiative that banned same-sex marriage, Richard Raddon has resigned as director of the Los Angeles Film Festival. Raddon is a member of the Mormon Church, which actively called on its congregants to work for the passage of the controversial amendment. In Sacramento, Scott Eckern also resigned recently from his position as director of the nonprofit California Musical Theater, amidst a flurry of condemnation for his support of Prop. 8. Is it fair to punish people for free speech? Should individuals be penalized for privately held religious beliefs? Larry opens the phones.
Costume Clash
Parents in Claremont clash over children wearing Thanksgiving costumes. Some say having students dress up as pilgrims and Native Americans is "demeaning." Their opponents say they are elitists injecting politics into a simple children's celebration. Larry asks listeners to weigh in.
Patient Advocacy
The health care system can be challenging to navigate when we're healthy, and almost impossible to tackle when we're ill. Now more than ever patients must rely on family members to insure quality of care. But what if family members aren't around? Is there someone who can step-in to provide competent oversight? Larry talks with Meg Gaines, Director of the Center for Patient Partnerships, Jari Holland Buck, author of "Hospital Stay Handbook: A Guide to Becoming a Patient Advocate for Your Loved Ones," and Genevieve Clavreul, Registered Nurse and President and CEO of Solutions Outside the Box about patient advocacy and how advocates struggle with the intricacies of the health care system to represent a patient's best interest.
Mother Charged with Misdemeaners in Myspace Trial
A Los Angeles federal jury convicted 49-year-old Lori Drew of misdemeanor computer charges in a landmark cyber-bullying case. Drew had posed as a teen boy online to emotionally torment a 13-year-old girl, who later committed suicide. The panel could not reach agreement on conspiracy charges, and instead handed down three lesser offenses of accessing computers without authorization. Larry talks with Robert Pugsley, Professor Law, Southwestern Law School, Karen Sternheimer, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Southern California, Phillip Malone, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Cyber Law Clinic at Harvard, and Parry Aftab, Internet Privacy and Security Lawyer, about the verdict and its implications.