Mr. Dithers,
Here's the problem:
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As I recall, for a long time, CH tried to imply the PMs and ems between him and Poet had been flirtatious or sexual in nature. That post says otherwise. He has not denied one word of it.
What he has done is use very personal knowledge of details of Poet's life to try to blackmail her. Do you honestly believe this sort of behavior is ethical and justifiable? Would you do it, given the opportunity?
Poet basically wanted CH to leave her alone. Multiple efforts were made to get him to do so. They all failed.
Now in the light of the above history, what is this?
The communication from Poet indicates that she and CH exchanged many private messages; that while they were not sexual in nature, there was some mildly erotic content (references to nude pictures); that she viewed CH as a friend; that she shared with him many very personal and private aspects of her life, including family matters, health matters, and an episode of sexual abuse; that she revealed such things because she thought she could trust CH.
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And you think it is just fine to violate that trust?
Thus, that Poet thinks there was never a relationship, while CH thinks that there was, does not fall within the venue of true or false ... truth or lying. It is eminently possible that in their minds, each is stating the "truth," and that reasonable, uninvolved persons could just as easily agree with the one's belief as with the other's.
I class that as BS, obfuscation, and subterfuge. The existence of the PMs and ems was never denied by Poet. The dispute was about his continued harassment long after she- -and even her -husband- -had asked CH to leave him alone.
Onward:
Friday, May 24, 2002 2:35 PM ET
To: Yogi
From: Lazarus Long
I'm interested in your opinion of and reaction to this:
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His statement is correct. Let's say I was less than pleased with his continued defense of CH even after it
became apparent what CH was up to (see JLA's post below.)
Let him back in or leave him banned?
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JLA:
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Dithers reply:
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All those were posted AFTER the facts of the case were known. After Neo admitted to shock and started changing course.
This seems particularly apropos:
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Am I pissed? Yes. Make me unpissed. |
