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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Matthan" data-source="post: 7284531" data-attributes="member: 20005">Not a witch hunt.  It's a response to corroborated facts.  Mr. Webb had been drinking (a fact that FGG seemed to be aware was likely given their use of his tendency to get drunk at conventions as a punchline to Facebook post).  Mr. Webb had an altercation with a fellow professional that she believed crossed the line into harassment.  To my knowledge, no one on either side would dispute those two statements.  Mr. Webb's professional consequence was to be given a talking to by his friend, colleague, and business partner.  I do not believe that is an adequate response to show concern for your business and community and to prevent the possible recurrence of something similar.  All I want to see is Mr. Webb attend some kind of training on sexual harassment held by an independent party and to attend a similar plan to discuss his drinking.  That is the equivalent of going to traffic school to get out of traffic ticket.  I do not believe that is to much to ask and it addresses both factors of the incident.I do want to push back against the witch hunt label.  I'm not actively looking for people to protest against.  I'm not acting on rumors or innuendo.  I am responding to one person who acted in a wildly inappropriate and unprofessional manner that both sides agreed happened.  The fact that this situation occurred within the context of other people facing similar accusations does not detract from the reality of this incident.  I am using the only means at my disposal to ask for a proper preventative response to this situation by keeping my money and voicing my displeasure at the situation while offering concrete steps that the company could take to resolve the issue.</blockquote>

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