2009/7/11 David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com:
2009/7/11 Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com:
Would I be right in assuming that you are American? You certainly have that religious view of free speech that is typical of Americans... This has nothing to do with suppression of free speech, it has to do with being responsible about what you say. I am not a legal expert and I have no spoken to Derrick about his wishes, which is why I am being very careful about what I say and do. All I am asking is that other people in the same position show the same restraint.
The problem is that this is an issue that affects all of us, not just Derrick - which is presumably (I haven't heard anything from him on this issue other than the publication of the threat letter) why his immediate response was to publish the letter.
It affects our hobby, it affects his life. I think he interests take precedence.