"This person needs help"
Maybe, but I have it now. Just made sure my Wife & I are on the same page.
Yes, she's pissed at me. I got us trapped in a corner, and now we fight or flee. Not one bit happy about that. But, she also sees what happened. She realizes that I did nothing wrong, and she believes me: she almost became a Widow.
She's pissed at SK, too. I didn't even think of it: what if there was an emergency at my school? My kids? Let this go unanswered when he won't man up, give me a call, or just tell me he's done?
But Yarborough. She sees it too. He's digging in. The only way to proceed it forward. His actions on the 25th left us with no reasonable choice.
Yes, I'm still interested in opinions and advice. I will be seeking a much more specific (and expensive) sort of counsel today. My "war chest" is small -- it was meant for starting my company. But, given the circumstances, that might already be over. I believe that Terrence cost me my "perfect" CEO. And if his word carries the day, he might've cost me my next job, too.
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I keep hearing "he did this, so it must be true". I'm the only parent (maybe) who inquired about the child in the first place. I'm the only parent who wanted to know the security policies. And the fact that I stood alone branded me as crazy.
Yes... I wanted to be seen, or heard. But, my motivations can't be judged by a man that thinks "bump" is a drug related term.
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BTW, I keep hearing "why didn't you stay anonymous"? There is no such thing. Sooner or later, someone would find me through lookups, if they wanted anyway. Yeah, here's some information that's REQUIRED to be published. The look-up info might also give you some insight. My Son hasn't been involved in the Cub Scouts for years, and I still provide them with a website, providing free support and hosting. Never even deducted it on my taxes.
pack1520.org
Registrant:
Cub Scout Pack 1520
4003 Ivanhoe Ln
Alexandria, VA 22310
US
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Wouldn't the world be a better place if we owned up to our words, and our mistakes?
If a child learns something here, then something has been accomplished. This stuff DOES follow you for life. How long will what you wrote be "anonymous" before someone hacks this site? What's being logged? How long did the guy you falsely snitched on spend in jail?
I mean, credit card companies were among the leaders in this. There's so much at stake for them. Look up PCI, if you have an interest. But, if the RIAA and MPAA keep driving our politicians to work against us, EVERYTHING will be logged. And it will NEVER be purged.
Imagine... living in fear for decades that something you wrote while you were drunk is going to be tied back to you. No, I can't live with that. I've lived with too much fear. I've found I can only survive by facing it. And people call me crazy for that, too.
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I'm re-enabling my port forwarding to get my mail server back on line before my email starts expiring, SK.
If you let me know that you understand you have not helped the situation, or my case, or my children, or my marriage, then I promise that I'll go no further towards revealing who you are.
That's a funny thing. "Give you my word." You never know what that's worth until someone is really under pressure. I think I've demonstrated that I do my best to keep mine.
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@Cary: I don't know if you monitor any of this... I'm hoping that you agree I'm back on the "right path." I was actually excited to hear you described as a "1st Ammendment Nut."
Oddly enough, I think you might empathize better than most.
I'd like to spider your site. Not today, and not if SK owns up. But, I think this could be an important lesson for everyone. Anonymity is important, but it doesn't give you open license to taunt your neighbors kid into committing suicide. Not without facing up to it later, anyway.
I'd only pull a topic every 5 to 10 seconds, and start with the last two weeks. If you object, please, just let me know.
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And in all of this, has anyone, once, asked what I was working on?
Nope. Just engage, and threaten the guy. See if he's loose.
No. I may not have the money to pursue this now. Thanks to Terrence.
But... SK has given me a new idea, motivation, and purpose. I've always been driven, throughout ALL of this, to keep others safe. Well, there are dangerous people right here. I'm a two-decade developer, and when I tell you I have ways that ANYONE can use to back-track, and I'm convinced that it will do the world some good. The "false snitch" and "driven to suicide" thing actually inspired me. I'm often creative when under stress. I sometimes try something that doesn't work out... but failing once doesn't mean that my motives were impure.
EVERYONE could tell me I'm wrong. We've seen how that slows me down.
At this point, there's only a few people who can tell me wrong, and expect me to listen, though.
And nobody sees how throughout this whole ordeal, it's only enforced my belief that it's the world that's crazy? I've embarrassed people. I woke up out of a bad dream to find that I really was hauled off in broad daylight. And nobody spoke a word. Wedged from my Wife... the one who I needed most. For my own good?
No, at this point, I think, being OUT THERE, as I am, might be the only thing that keeps my family safe. I have to see this through, I think.
Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/2012 10:01AM by 2concerned.
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