[MR] I'll Probably Regret This Later (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Michael Houghton]

Howdy!

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Barclay, Peter C LTC USA CIO/G6
<Peter.c.Barclay at us.army.mil> wrote:
> Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
> Caveats: NONE
>
> Greetings unto Gorm (and the kingdom) from Master Terafan,
>
>    I think an important issue is being mis-construed (or perhaps mis-understood)...
>
> In one note Gorm stated:
>> There was a hearing before the BoD, a sanction was issued, so far as I
>> know it has been followed...
>>
>> What, exactly, is wrong with letting the people who are the judge,
>> jury, and executioner do their job and be satisfied with the outcome?
>
> Followed with (in another email)
>
>> I have no knowledge of whether the accused is guilty of the crimes
>> he is accused of or not
>
>
> Many of the peers don't know either, but that is NOT the question.
>
> As you stated, the BoD conducted a hearing and made a ruling.  Those issues are fact, but they are also history.  Nobody is being asked to be "judge and jury" on the issue.  That was already done and we are "satisfied with the outcome".
>
Actually, the explanation I saw regarding the choices on the petition
was that peers were asked to agree/disagree with the request that
the board make the revocation and denial of membership permanent
again. In order to make a reasoned choice, one needs to know the
relevant facts in order to make a judgement. We *are* being asked
to judge Janos. The stated reason for revisiting this question with
the BoD is that Atlantia was apparently not notified of the appeal
and thus was not able to present counter-arguments. It is notable
that Janos was not provided the particulars of the reason for his
banishment until four months after the banishment -- somewhat
later than the two weeks (or so) mandated in Corpora.

Clearly, the BoD saw some reason to soften their sanction, but
they only relented on permanence. Given the apparent lack of
diligence on the part of Atlantia in the initial stages, complaining
about the subsequent actions by the BoD seems a bit much.

I have taken the time to inquire directly of Janos (via Rachel) for his
side of the story. Putting together all of the data I have available to
me, I do not see the purpose in continuing to pursue this matter. In
good conscience, I cannot support this request from the Crown.

yours,
Herveus, Pelican and Laurel
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