"I could have sued him ?" And let me see, you're a lawyer right ? Gee, why am I not surprised by that kind of mentality, that kind of solution to your problem with somebody you work with from a person in your line of work ? BTW, I went over and read that article and thought Richies comment about the rabbit was real funny. Say, did you ever mess with his car in that elevated parking-garage by the Chronicle building ?
I do not understand your hostility to me.
Yes, I'm an attorney. Suing people is NOT my solution to things. I have never sued anyone, I've defended people from suits (sometimes for free), and most of my career has been dedicated to helping people out from rightfully avoiding courts. I was contacted by an number of people who thought that I should sue him because they believed I had a legitimate cause of action. I had NO interest in doing so, I have NO interest in his money or lawsuits.
I just wanted him to stop saying on the radio and in his blog disparaging remarks about my character.
I put a comment on his blog asking politely a question about an article he wrote about the Texans. You see, I write about the Texans and care about the team, so I actually have an interest in factual information. I would like totally ignore his articles, but he has access to things that we as fans do not. He responded with hostility, despite the fact which I am sure he forgot in an email, that HE HAD INVITED ME to be a commenter on his blog.
After he erased my comments and left the ones suggesting that I was a stalker, I contacted the Chronicle editors to get him to stop writing those things. Not only did he continue, but started getting uglier about it. And then continued to say similar things on the radio.
It was only after I wrote my account of what he was doing and then later asked the Chronicle for permission to publish the private emails he sent me that demonstrated his hostility towards me, that the Chronicle indicated that they would handle the matter. I never threatened any legal action nor identified myself as an attorney.
I do not know how they handled the manner. I never heard back from them about it. But the false statements about my reputation did stop.
I don't know if you know this, but it is a pretty abhorrent thing to accuse a female who is just trying to get sports information of being a stalker. Would you want someone to say that about your mom, wife, sister or daughter? Do you think it is any fun having to explain to your husband why famous sports columnist guy is saying repulsive things about your character in his blog? Do you think it is great coming out of a fun football game and having people you know ask you why this guy saying awful things about your reputation on the radio?
At the time, I was in the middle of working out the details of blogging again at the Chronicle and doing a regular radio program on the same station as him. I really wanted no part of this and I still don't.
You might think that being a female accused repeatedly of being a rabbit boiler is HIL-AR-IOUS, but you know what, I want no part of it. You know that it is a joke because you may know a little bit about me, but readers of his blog and listeners to his show who here this stuff might think it is real. You call somebody a dummyhead or douchebag or whatever, everybody knows it is just name calling. You repeatedly say someone is stalking you, and you erase all the comments that shows that the person is just a fan and you erase the objections to that characterization, some people might believe that stuff. My reputation may not mean beans to RJ or you, but it does to me.
I get that you might not like attorneys. Heck, I don't like a lot of attorneys. They are in a position due to the nature of their jobs to do really bad things to people and they tend to see folks during the most stressful times in their lives. Originally, I didn't identified myself as an attorney here--someone else did because they thought it was relevant. And I only identified myself as an attorney on my blogs when it was relevant to stories--like the Fred Weary arrest and the Spygate contract.
Lawyer is something I do, but it is not who I am. Like with most people's jobs. These days, I've been mostly using my lawyer skills to help people who are absolutely helpless. Those sorts of things don't get much pub, but that's also what lawyers do.
I copied the comments before they were deleted because it was easy and I didn't want RJ to do to AJ what he did to me. Selectively delete comments to impugn his character without no record of what actually happened.
In any event, I think what is more interesting about the deleted comments other than the ill-tempered nature of them is that Justice mentions that he spoke to Robinson's agent. I am guessing that Justice isn't talking to Rick Smith at all and is only talking to the agent--which is one reason why his view of the negotiations is all pro-Robinson. It is strange that he did seem unaware of the public reports of the contract, however.
In the end, the title of this thread is not something I believe in. I don't hate anyone except for maybe the bin ladens of the world. I like some of the work RJ does, and knows he does a lot of work, and I wish this never had happened because it is certainly not in my self-interest.
CAGE MATCH!
