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by Dr. Pyro » Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:56 am
This is a no-win situation, but here goes. Silver has the facts pretty much correct. But to say that he [and I am paraphrasing] hauled off and sucker punched a woman is a bit much. Yes, a slap to the side of the head did indeed occur, and Renee was startled by the action. I am in no way condoning the action. However, as Silver mentioned, he was fucked up and, in my opinion which does not make me correct, saw it as a much more violent incident than either Renee, myself, Lee (Renee's husband), and the rest of the crew. Jon was most contrite, apologized over and over, Renee not only accepted his apology and saw it as a comparitively minor misunderstand. Don't misread me, hitting a woman or anyone else for that matter, should not and cannot be tolerated. However, to go postal and threaten somebody, and to abandon someone a mile or two from their camp without water in the desert, you will excuse me that I believe some kind of compromise or middle ground could be found. No Silver, I do not owe you an apology. I respect you and should the rolls have been reversed, aided you in any way I could. You were a guest and as such should have respected our wishes. I appreciate your concern and had things escalated any further may now even be in complete agreeement, but that did not occur and was not going to occur. Like I started this with, this is a no-win situation for me. Happily, I was not involved with the confrontation and my peaceful demeanor would never have allowed such a thing to happen. If anyone else has a different take on this, I would be happy to entertain your thoughts.
Doc