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

[Donovan Arnold]

Paul,

You know as well as I do, that anyone can doctor a forwarded email and would 
not cervice as evidence. The only evidence that I have is your overwhelming 
concern that I try and prove it, which I cannot do by email.  If people want 
to believe that I just pulled this story out my ass and picked you as my 
blackmailer by throwing darts at names from Vision2020, that is fine, let 
them believe that is the case. My point and only concern is that I am not 
going to do something under a threat, even if it is the correct action to 
take.

Have a nice day,


Donovan J Arnold


>From: <pduffau at adelphia.net>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Re: Apology to Kraut and Blackmail by Mr.Duffau
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:13:40 -0400
>
>Evidence, bubba.  Where's the evidence?  In an email?  Post it and let my 
>peers be the judge.
>
>Paul Duffau
> >
> > From: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanarnold at hotmail.com>
> > Date: 2004/07/26 Mon PM 04:45:15 EDT
> > To: pduffau at adelphia.net,  vision2020 at moscow.com,  pkraut at moscow.com
> > Subject: Apology to Kraut and Blackmail by Mr.Duffau
> >
> > 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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