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"Jon Isaacs" wrote in message
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One of the things about shooting someone, especially in a public place,
is
that it's hard to take back the bullet once the damage is done, and you
discover you shot the wrong person.

People tend to remember things like that...

Yes, but I think the Original Poster has done as much as possible to try
to
right his wrong. I imagine he was quite embarrassed when he discovered
his
mistake but he do the right thing here.

At least for that he deserves congratulations....

jon

Had it been a mere slip of the tongue, I would entirely agree.

But it appears as if he selected SAA for his forum with deliberation, and
did at least SOME basic research into the individual; enough to determine
his place of business. Then he elected to use inflammatory rhetoric and
innuendo, with the apparent intent to deliver the greatest impact
possible, including potentially damaging the company where his victim
works, all without determining, without doubt, if it WAS the right
person... Then he delivered his attack, using an alias.

That sure SEEMS like a deliberate, premeditated attack. Not a minor
honest, or careless, mistake. There's considerable difference between
accidentally stepping on someone's toe, and making, lighting, and throwing
a Molotov cocktail at them, while wearing a mask...

I agree that he has done as much as he knows how to make amends.

It isn't for me to decide whether he should be forgiven. You and I can
forgive him in our own contexts, though I don't think our forgiveness is
the central issue here. You're entitled to think this is none of my
business, although all of SAA, including us, was certainly his intended
audience.

My real point here is, and has been, not directly about chastising him,
but to emphasize to everyone that when you do something like this, being
sorry can't always undo what has been done, even when you're quite
sincere.