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Feb. 2, 2015, 8:03 p.m. -  NatBrown

#!markdown Are you replying to me? This seems unrelated, but just in case this wasn't a slip of the mouse I'll give you my thoughts. I'll correct you on one part of the problem as you describe it: There are two people alleging to have been assaulted, not one. I most certainly see this as small potatoes, but I do concede that it depends on how you've calibrated the scale. I know neither person involved, it doesn't sound that bad as far as altercations go, and this sort of thing is not that uncommon. Of course it's not that common up on Fromme, but really, the density of people up there is pretty low too. There also isn't much to discuss about the incident itself, not just because of the opacity in determining what really happened due to conflicting stories and substandard reporting, but also because it is in the past. My aim in commenting here has been to dampen what I consider to be an out of proportion response that was ongoing. Well if my Grandma had a dick she could have been coal miner. Cliche, I know. I'm amused by the fact you feel so confident in what my response would be to your hypothetical. Normally it takes people at least half an hour in person with me for them to work out that I so predictable. I'm not just trying to be pigheaded when I say that I'm not sure if I would think it was more significant. I don't think I'd be swayed that much by gender, it's immaterial really, but there are so many variables to consider. If someone had shown signs of ongoing indiscriminate pattern of violence was lurking up there I'd think it was much more important, primarily because I'd see the problem as ongoing in that case. I can't really follow what you wrote after the hypothetical, sorry. I think it's totally reasonable to defend oneself when being attacked by anyone, so it seems we agree there. I'm perilously close to my bottom dollar as it is, and I'm not a betting man so I don't think I'd take that wager. Hell, even despite the wanky comment I made about stereotyping I can't tell if you're being sexist or not. Honestly, it would be great if you could clarify the second half of your comment. I'll respond if you do. Oh, and if this was a slip of the mouse, I hope you at least got a little smile from the cliche I used. It's one of my favourites.

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