[Vision2020] Apology to Kraut and Blackmail by Mr.Duffau

[Donovan Arnold]

Visioneers,

What I was going to do this morning was apologize to Ms. Kraut in public 
forum. I didn't realize until someone over the weekend explained to me that 
I breached the "confidentiality" of Ms. Kraut. I have been feeling horrible 
ever since then.

Clearly I wasn't thinking. As many of you know, I sometimes write emails 
when I am angry and hit send before thinking about what I wrote. I was mad 
at her racist comments about Mexicans and I wasn't thinking about the 
concept of "confidentiality". I was thinking about how someone could 
possibility oppose government aid that immigrants rely upon to survive, some 
of these people being my friends at UI, and was herself using a government 
program.

Being angry and seeing red, I didn't see the connection of how this breached 
her confidentiality, I was just trying to make my case of the irony and 
hypocrisy, which was obviously missed, and should have been, considering the 
breach.

I would like to assure other members of Vision 2020 I will be sure to double 
check my emails in the future, regardless of how angry I am, to make sure 
that my argument doesn't divulge any confidential information about you, or 
anyone else.

I would also like to thank those that took the time to explain to me what I 
did wrong, rather than just calling me names, so I could make sure not to do 
it again. I have never done that before, and it isn't a good feeling when 
you realize what you did.

However, while this is extremely unfair to Pat Kraut, I must put off her 
"Public" apology for a little bit, because of a blackmail threat that I 
received from Mr. Paul Duffau this morning.

Mr. Duffau, threatened me if I didn't apologize to Ms. Kraut. Not just a 
quick threat made out of anger, but a complex one he though of over the 
weekend. So I stopped shy of an actual apology.
My apology would not be genuine if it is done under a threat and coercion. I 
believe that Ms. Kraut is owed a real apology, not one made by coercion. I 
also think it better that everyone on Vision2020 know this so that they are 
aware that Mr. Duffau might attempt to coerce you to do things against your 
will.

I am certain that Mr. Duffau will respond very negatively to me by following 
through on his threats against me.

Being over 200 lbs, I am not worried about his physical threats against me, 
he legal claims have no merit, he does, however, have in his possession an 
email that I wrote to him when I was very angry, (I have to stop writing 
when I am angry) and it was not intended for public display. While it is 
embarrassing to me, because I wrote it when I was very mad at Ms. Kraut for 
a post that I perceived as a threat against people I consider family, it 
would also be embarrassing to Ms. Kraut and would breach more of her privacy 
at home. However, I don't find the email he will post to Vision2020 as 
embarrassing as the one I posted myself breaching Ms. Kraut's 
confidentiality.


So be prepared to watch my confidentiality to be broken, which, I probably 
deserve anyway. But also, for your own protection, do not private email Mr. 
Duffau, or respond to his private emails, he might use it against you in the 
future to coerce you into doing things which you don't want to do.

I realize that what I did was wrong and that it was unfair to Ms. Kraut.  
Some of you might think less of me because of this, if that is possible, I 
don't know.

I feel horrible for what I did. And I realize it was very serious because I 
told something confidential about someone online that they may not want the 
world to know. I certainly would not want someone to do this me and it 
places fear and distrust of me in others because they might think I could do 
it to them. Please realize that I didn't realize this at the time that I 
wrote it, or even until a few days ago this was confidential information 
about someone. This was an unintentional slip in making my argument. I hope 
at least those of you that have ever said anything they could take back 
later can understand where I am coming from.

I also realize that Mr. Duffau is trying to do well for Mr. Kraut. But I 
think a thought out blackmail and threats, even bringing his family into the 
mix, is going a little to far to get an apology.

So I will wait for Paul Duffau to do whatever he is threatening to do to me, 
and then I can apologize so it is a genuine and not a forced apology.

Thanks to those that read this.

Sincerely,

Donovan J Arnold

PS. Sorry for breaching the rules of Vision2020

PSS, Pat, I would like to give you a formal apology as soon as I take care 
of this manner with Mr. Duffau, and apologize for the delay in your apology.
.

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