Astronaut Arrest: Enough Already

Just got this e-mail from a reader:

I wish you would stop lampooning Lisa Nowak -- If her spine snapped and she was flopping about in the street you wouldn't hold her up for ridicule. Her career demonstrates that whatever might have driven her recent behavior, it's because something "snapped" in a less physical, but nonetheless very real, sense.

This is a time for pity and empathy for Lisa and her family, especially her children who need their mother and her parents who must watch their daughter undergo public humilation. Out of common decency the press should let the story fade away so the family can manage this unfortunate

challenge with the dignity we all deserve.

You know what? I can't argue with that. So until there's a compelling reason to raise a serious issue relative to this case, count me out.