--- In [email protected], "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Comment below: > > --- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **SNIP** > > > > Tom has arranged for a $50,000 legal retainer to sue > > Ben the lier. If Ben posts a fully apologitic statement in which he > > admits in every line that he, and not Tom was wrong and he apologizes > > for wrongfully accusing Tom for it in an unambiguous, convincing, > > non-finger pointing way, the suit will not be filed. Any hint that > > he's being insincere and Tom will see Ben in Court. If Ben posts > > anything to Fairfield life on any subject becept a convincing apology > > and agreement that he is a flake, the lawsuit against Ben will be > > filed and a few days later Ben will receive his subpoena. Tom doesn't > > want to stiffle Ben's freedom of speach. But he doesn't want to read > > the words of a lier who reprements himself as totally innocent of any > > wrong doing. The lawyers will prove otherwise. Tom has more money > > set aside for more prosecuition, counter suits and to fight malicious, > > frivilous law suits against him. He's also got every email Ben ever > > sent to him, notes of every phone conversation, every email he ever > > sent to Ben or others about Ben. Some of it will curl your hair. > > > **SNIP TO END** > > Tom, > > $50k is quite a large retainer to sue a private individual for > defamation and libel. And from what I've read of Ben's posts, and as > a lawyer (albeit one who doesn't get $50k retainers), I don't see how > you'd make a case. Your suit would likely be considered frivolous. > > Perhaps the people who have hurt you in your life did so because they > were radiating the hurt and ignorance in their own. To whatever > degree that is true, it certainly doesn't minimize or mitigate the > pain and suffering that you have endured and continue to wrestle with. > But the expansion of misery and suffering to others can't diminish or > resolve your own. I'm sure you know that. > > Why not use your legal fund to establish some foundation or project > that serves to alleviate suffering rather than increase it. If Ben is > the scoundrel you know him to be, why not let him reap the > consequences of his behavior without enmeshing you in it, too? If > Nature is due to deliver Ben the consequences of his bad karma you > don't have to volunteer to be the carrier of that karmic delivery. > > That's just a response to what you've written and, as you know from a > previous post of mine, I do not share your opinion of Ben. But, then > perhaps you know more of him than I. Or perhaps you're wrong in your > evaluation of his character. I don't know all the details (not do I > think it's necessary that I need to); but solely as a human being who > cares about others and prefers to see the expansion of happiness > rather than the converse, I'd ask you to consider this response to > your posting as a sincere and candid reaction from your environment to > what you are projecting into it. > > Thanks for taking the time to consider this. > > Marek >
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