12-16-2018, 09:40 AM
(12-15-2018, 07:55 PM)Lucidus Wrote: It was most definitely a poor, and rather vulgar, display on this gentleman's part. However, it was some years ago while a teenager in high school, while going through very formative years in which the mind and self are still very much in developmental stage, in which they are informed by things such as internal conflicts, external experiences and environmental pressures.
The gentleman has acknowledged that the tweets were "bad choices" and "totally unacceptable". If he has done nothing similar since, and those who interact with him on a daily basis find it's not how he conducts himself as an adult, then I think it reasonable to forgive him, with the assumption that he no longer feels the same.
To continue to hold one accountable for poor word choices -- or even irrational feelings -- years after the fact, when there is no evidence that they still feel or act in the same way, seems to be overkill. If an apology was given and explanation offered, we should assume that the individual has grown and matured, unless there is evidence to the contrary.
Stop being rational. There's no room for this kind of shit in a Brad thread. You've ruined it.
