QUOTE (LiaminLB @ May 16, 2008 - 06:52 PM)

Be careful posters- I hear there is a man out there with a mohawk and..... tattoos!
Sounds very scary! We should all hate him for this........
Ummmm (hopefully the sarcasm is duly noted).
I live in LA, you can't turn around without bumping into someone with a mohawk and/or tattoos. Oh my Gosh! Maybe I've bumped into Jamie's Beau!
Nice try. I actually think the guy is quite attractive. Give it a rest. It was the point that you have these ideas about people but really you don't know.
Have I defended Jackie's actions? No I haven't. I just think this whole thing has turned into a lynch mob. People have their shortcomings. We all do. I would be careful if I was Brian for the simple reason that if you're going to go public about what a bad person someone is and just keep pounding away, you better watch it because people will discect every comment and every action you've ever made.
Should Jackie have apologized? Probably. I think I would have apologized to Jamie and Rich but if Peeler would have continued to follow me around and hammer away, I would have fired him too. Brian was cast on the show. Do I think Jackie could have worked around a difficult person like Peeler in a more professional manner? Yes. Neither party was correct in that relationship but here's the deal. It's Jackie's gym. If Brian thinks that he was unfairly terminated, then he should file a wrongful termination lawsuit. California has very liberal laws concerning such issues. Both Brian and Jackie have boundary issues. They are expressed in different ways but they exist.
Have any of you disliked someone so much that when you make a mistake in front of them, it becomes almost impossible to speak about it? It's something most of us should outgrow but for some, it remains. It's deep inside and no matter what, they're not going to admit wrong doing to someone who has badgered them, spoken ill of them to others and showed disrespect.
If this incident is the absolute worst thing that happens in these people's lives, then God Bless them because in the grand scheme of things, it ain't that big a deal. When you can't let go of something, it will begin to rot and cause other problems in your life. Sometimes, you won't get an apology. I never got one from the drunk driver who killed my sister. It sucked but I had to accept that I must find a way to forgive and move on. Have I done that? Still working on it. It's not easy to forgive without an apology but it is possible. I think the important thing is that you, Brian, need to let it go. You're not going to change Jackie. You can try to destroy her career and have the show taken off the air, you can destroy the opportunities for everyone involved if you want but where will that get you? Is that what will make you feel better? Will that make all of you feel better to see Jackie, the cast and all the crew lose their jobs? I'm actually worried about what you will do if she does make a public apology. How will you spend your time? Where will your passion go? Sometimes we don't know what to do when our enemy makes ammends. Sometimes that's not really want people want. They get so caught up in the game of hating and pontificating that an act of kindness and openess from the other person is totally confounding.
I just can't wrap my brain around most of this. The energy spent on this when there are so many sad issues that need addressing everyday is just shocking to me. That's where my anger came from. Unite for something that really matters. The list is long.
I'm sorry for becoming angry. I'm sorry for offending. I hope you will see that it doesn't get any of us anywhere and apply to the larger picture of life in a positive way.