Effective immediately I will no longer be a moderator on this forum or posting on any Internet forums. The reason is very simple, I cannot afford to lose my medical benefits.
I recently returned from a getaway with my family. As many of you know, my wife has been battling Stage III cancer for the last year and a half. She is facing a new battery of treatment and we tried to get away before this new treatment begins. I arrived home to find a message on my answering machine from my agency’s internal affairs division. I contacted the IA supervisor, and was informed that Kevin McClung from Mad Dog Knives and others have tried to file formal complaints against me because of my association with Mick Strider and Strider Knives. Included with this complaint was numerous posts from several of the forums that I moderate on in order to have me disciplined or fired from my job. As much as I enjoy the forums, my many friends, and the many positive contacts that I have made on the Internet, none of this is worth any risk to my medical benefits from my employer.
Based on the above, I will no longer be posting on any forums, or answering any P.M.'s or E-mails, unless I actually know who you are in real life, and that you are in no way associated with Kevin McClung, XXXXX XXXXXX, or Lynn Thompson. My professional associations will continue with various training groups and firearms industry publications. I will also continue to work with and support Strider Knives. Beyond the fact that I believe they are truly the industry standard in edged tools for those who are in harms way daily, Mick and Duane have been far better than anyone I work with at my P.D. in providing hope, prayers and support for me and my family through some very difficult times.
That sucks ya have to call KingsX on what is considered just a hobby and freedom of speach… I truly Hope that your wife gets better with this new treatment option…
I did 5 years as a reserve deputy Sheriff and I understand that level of politics 120%…
Hate to see you go, as you are definately an asset. But I feel your pain, as my posting has dropped of significantly due to people taking the internet way too seriously.
I hope you and you family the best during your wife's battle with cancer and wish you the best in your career.
It's sad that some people face real danger on a daily basis and are stabbed in the back by people who have never gone into harms way in their life.
You will be missed. Our prayers go out for your wife.
For First Amendment-thumpers, it is a prohibition against congress (and the states through the incorporation doctrine) abridging freedom of speech, not your fellow-citizen. Look what happened to Zumbo. And learn from the experience.
Read Louis Awerbuck’s I am the Bullet sometime (soon). Just as we are responsible for each round that leaves our barrel, we are responsible for each word that leaves our mouth. Or keyboard. Even if we go back and delete our text; it may show up again to haunt us.
Boycott Mad Dog Knives and those other’s that are trying to be spiteful and harm our fellow members livelihood. People like that don’t deserve to be in business it just shows you how evil and vindictive they are.:mad:
While no longer amazed at what people will do to each other, Im still amazed at what people that should be brothers in the same cause will do to each other.
I wish you and your wife the best, and will pray the both of you.
