Chris, Pretty bold of you to speak up and tell the truth. I'm sure that many of us had thought the same thing after reading murfs post but restrained ourselves. All is forgotten on this end.
Jim Burbank "Troutman" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Broomell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:22 AM Subject: [VFB] Please read > This is to the entire list: > > This will be a very difficult message to send but I am afraid that I have no > other choice. > I must confess to each of you that I was peta_coney and that the > offensive > message posted was mine. > I had originally subscribed to the list as peta_coney in an attempt to > find > out who PETA Sally is...sort of as a mole. During the ensuing melee of > posts I made an incredibly immature and offensive statement and posted it to > the list. > This was inexcusable, and peta_coney was banished from the list. > > The apology sent by me (as ConeyPeta) was quite sincere. I do feel, > however, that it was genuine in that it did not come from me directly. I > hope that this does not sound too melodramatic, but I feel that I let the > list down once with the crude post and was not man enough to face the > punishment. Although it would seem easy enough to ride this out in > anonymity I feel that I cannot, hence this message. > > I want to sincerely apologize to Murf. Although you were one of the > ones who indicated that you were not offended by the comment, I still must > apologize. I hope that I did not embarrass you. > I must also apologize to Deb and Josh...again for the comment itself and > also for not saying anything while chatting about the subject. I know that > there were other women and children who read the post....I am just singling > out these people because I spoke "directly" with them and their feelings > were expressed. > I also want to apologize specifically to Byard. You made the right > decision in banishing peta_coney. I am sorry that I made that comment on > your list. > > I honestly cannot tell you how embarrassed and ashamed I am of what I > said. I humbly apologize and ask for your individual and collective > forgiveness. > > I have enjoyed being a part of this list over the past year and a half. > Although it is difficult, I can accept whatever this apology brings. I just > feel that it is necessary for you to know the source of the comment. I > would not want you to feel that it originated from an innocent source > (Heaven forbid that an actual peta_coney exists and finds himself/herself > shunned across the country for an unknown crime). > > Sincerely, > Chris > > >
