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Originally Posted by ddoering
I liked this part:
Lesson No. 4: They don’t want to hurt me. As far as I know, I haven’t received any actual death threats, not even from the people who thought it was a proportional response to post directions to my house on the Internet. This remarkable fact underscores a point that gun aficionados have tried to make until they are blue in the face: They are not criminals. They posted my personal information all over the Internet in hopes that I would feel as vulnerable and exposed to criminals as they do. They seek to intimidate me as they feel they have been intimidated, to bully me in response to what they see as my bullying. They might think I deserve to become the target of crime because they feel I have made them targets. But the people who are angry with me do not seem to want to hurt me, because they truly see themselves as the good guys with guns. This, I think, may be the most valuable lesson I can share with the people who are concerned about my safety.
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The parts highlighted in green are the most telling part of this whole "mea culpa"...even in this part (Lesson 4) it is how the gun owners "feel" vs. the actual harm done by her and her mistakes, and further obfuscation of her missteps rather than her comprehending that her actions have ramifications and consequences...
"posted my information...in hopes that I would feel as vulnerable and exposed to criminals as they do..." (her subtext: gun owners see boogey men)
"...to bully me in response to what they see as my bullying..." (subtext: I didn't bully them, but gun owners think I did)
"They might think I deserve to become the target of crime because they feel I have made them targets..." (subtext: I didn't make them targets, they just feel like I did...)
"But the people who are angry with me do not seem to want to hurt me, because they truly see themselves as the good guys with guns..." (subtext: the crazy gun owners aren't "good guys with guns", they just see themselves that way (but I don't))
IMO, ph_ck her and that passive-aggressive non-apologetic "apology"