Irresponsible authority

The murder of American biologist Suzanne Eaton on Crete is not your run-of-the-mill case. It will not be considered closed once the guilty party is put away. This case will register in the memory and history of the place where it happened.

Cases like this define and influence behaviors and shape minds. 

There was a flood of reactions to the incident, which was widely reported.

Recently, Angela Kastrinaki, an author and professor at the University of Crete, spoke at a graduation ceremony at the university's Philosophy School and seized the opportunity to address the new graduates and their families. 

Not only did she express her "shock" and "condemnation" in response to the "terrible incident," but pointed to the need to re-evaluate certain mind-sets. 

"We are obliged to explore all of our own behaviors, the way we raise our children, especially...