Wow. It's amazing so many here are willing to see a man's livelihood, reputation, and possibly marriage thrown the tubes by an anonymous internet post.
Not only that, but judging a man by his looks (or apparent eccentricities) is so Kill a Mockingbird.
Shame on SB.
Not exactly ... I don't believe the general opinion is to crucify the guy. I believe the OP but if it was up to me personally to apply a punishment, I would dig deeper before deciding if and what should be done.
What I see here is beyond the guy. SB has made attempts to get his side of the story, and personally I exercise my right to believe he's a jerk. Regardless of what this guy may deserve, I think is clear this young woman had a miserable experience, should she keep it secret?
This thread can be more than just a call for tar and feathers, it can be an eye opener on many levels:
- For parents to raise strong women with the ability to deal with the reality of our world, and strong men to recognize the reality of the world and do what they can to change it.
- For the dive industry to keep their eyes open for this type of behavior and be clear about not accepting it.
- For every diver that goes out and sees things that shouldn't be. Get involved, if nothing else at least talk with your wallet.
Maybe I'm 100% wrong, but to me this scenario has only two possible situations:
1- The guy has been abusing his position of relative power repeatedly with no one (that we know) calling him out, and this woman decided it was bad enough for her to have the family contact authorities and speak up on line.
or
2- This woman is a pathological liar and has probably been accusing unsuspected men for things they never did.
I believe is #1, but if it is #2 it wouldn't be too hard to find out and this guy could come out smelling like roses. If my livelihood, reputation and marriage was on the line I'd make that quick search.
