Reality Check

[John Hartman]

I just got back to this list a few days ago and this topic has run its 
course faster than I could respond. I just wanted to say a few things. 
Sarah is welcome in my company any time. She has been one of the most 
reasonable and thoughtful technicians to converse with that I can think 
of.  She often tells us that she is just an inexperienced beginner yet 
her insights are fresh and useful. If she is really just a novice 
technician she gets a lot out of what little experience she has. She 
knows the difference between everyday arm chair conjecture and and hard 
won proven theory. That's something I wish a lot of more laudable 
technicians would learn. She is smart, fair and she writes clearly in a 
strong voice.  And obviously the hardships she has endured have made her 
stronger and kinder. While I don't know Sarah except through her writing 
here I can say with confidence She is a person that is a joy to know in 
good times and if you found yourself in trouble she will not turn her 
back on you.

Her courage is an inspiration!

John


Sarah Fox wrote:
> Rob, and everyone,
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> I will not belabor any of my points, as I said I will not.  I stand by 
> all of them.
>  
> However:
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> I would appeal both to you and to anyone who might quote anything of 
> what Rob has said in a reply, to PLEASE, PLEASE be careful.  I'm sure 
> this is something that is happening unwittingly by ALL parties, 
> including you, Rob, but you are systematically revealing a LOT of 
> information about a person who quite likely (and probably) does not want 
> to be found.  This is a dangerous world, and there are lots of weirdos 
> out there.  I've been stalked before, and with far less identifying 
> information out there by which I could be found.  Your client is no 
> different.  In the course of your discussion, you have revealed:
>  
> her first name
> her last name
> her street name
> an undoubtedly "colored" description of her appearance
>  
> and now...
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> a description of approximately where on the street she lives
>  
> If I were some predator who got his kicks hunting down transgendered 
> people (and there are indeed such predators, as I can personally 
> attest), this would probably be enough information to find her, just by 
> hanging out on P Rd., just behind some topless bar.  There are also 
> employment ramifications.  Once your posts hit the search engines, it 
> would also be enough information to pull up a hit on Google, discover 
> her transgender background, and fire her from a much needed job.  (Yes, 
> I know you say it's obvious to see, but she may be pretty rough around 
> the edges as a new transitioner.)  Almost all transgendered people are 
> fired from their jobs, once their transgender status is discovered, and 
> employers and coworkers do snoop around to find such information.
>  
> To be perfectly honest, Rob, if you had revealed this much information 
> about me, you could expect to be served with papers for a lawsuit any 
> day now.  I'm 100% dead serious here.
>  
> Besides not revealing any more information, is there some way to edit 
> the archives to delete this information?  Please??
>  
> Also, Rob, and this is where I appeal to you to be a better person, it 
> would be wonderful if you could contact this person to let her know that 
> her information was inadvertently leaked to the Internet but (hopefully) 
> bottled back up by whomever administers the archives.  She really needs 
> to know, since it's a personal safety and an employment security issue.  
> I've tried reaching her myself, through what channels I have available 
> to me, and I've not been able to do so.  (I could of course probably 
> find her in person if I were in Los Vegas.)  I would greatly appreciate 
> your trying.
>  
> Finally, Rob, on a personal note, nobody views himself as a bad person, 
> and very few people set out in the morning thinking, "Hmmmm, what 
> terrible thing can I do today?"  I accept that you're not like that.  
> However, developing situations do culminate in otherwise well meaning 
> people doing horrible things.  Most assaults and murders are NOT 
> premeditated.  I hope you can recognize that your attitude is as likely 
> to culminate in an act of aggression as the San Andreas Fault is likely 
> to culminate in another earthquake.  Hopefully/probably it will not be a 
> serious act, but it could be.  It could even be murder.  You're not 
> immune, ya' know.
>  
> Gotta go...  Lunchtime...
>  
> Think about it, OK?  And please, please, can we bottle up this 
> personally identifying information somehow???
>  
> Peace,
> Sarah
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