[Taxacom] NZ Royal Society fails to object to suppression and censorship of science

[John Grehan]

Some of you may recall that some years ago several researchers published a
paper in Systematic Biology in which they called for the suppression and
censorship of a research program they opposed. That they felt it was OK for
scientists to openly admit to such practices is shocking enough, but now
the Royal Society Te Apārangi (New Zealand) has trashed its slogan "We
support New Zealanders to explore, discover and share knowledge" by
providing endorsement of suppression and censorship by their members
through a Panel that concluded that there was nothing wrong for their
members to do this. Perhaps others on Taxacome feel the same way,  that it
is OK  for scientists to actively engage in suppression. To me it is
horrifying, but perhaps I am in an ethical minority. Boggles the mind.

John Grehan