My Star Wars Day Tribute

Well, that... and my tribute to the badassery of Samuel L. Jackson.

So today (okay, technically yesterday), was Star Wars day.  Why because it was May 4^th, as in “May the Forth Be With You” which prompted this commentary from me:

#StarWarsDay is not a holiday so much as an awful pun. #MayThe4thBeWithYou cc @cgable63
— Aaron Worthing (@AaronWorthing) May 4, 2014

Which led to this nonsense from Ms. Prado:

@AaronWorthing @EdB_Ohio @mettavadin pic.twitter.com/7CE29m1qAC
— janina prado (@cgable63) May 4, 2014

(Ms. Prado is actually the ex-wife of demented adjudicated harasser Bill Schmalfeldt who has proven to be a perfectly lovely person whose major personality flaw is a love of puns—not that I can really criticize anyone for that.)

But what prompted me to this tribute is learning about this little bit of badassery.  As you know, Samuel L. Jackson was one of the coolest things in the prequel trilogy.  Like Liam Neeson, his likeability was mainly carried over from other movies; his character was awesome mainly because he was awesome.  The man had a purple lightsaber.  A purple lightsaber.  And then in this interview you learn what he wrote on his (with some language warning) below the break:

Sam Jackson, I salute you!

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My wife and I have lost our jobs due to the harassment of convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin, including an attempt to get us killed and to frame me for a crime carrying a sentence of up to ten years.  I know that claim sounds fantastic, but if you read starting here, you will see absolute proof of these claims using documentary and video evidence.  If you would like to help in the fight to hold Mr. Kimberlin accountable, please hit the donation link on the right.  And thank you.

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Disclaimer:

I have accused some people, particularly Brett Kimberlin, of reprehensible conduct.  In some cases, the conduct is even criminal.  In all cases, the only justice I want is through the appropriate legal process—such as the criminal justice system.  I do not want to see vigilante violence against any person or any threat of such violence.  This kind of conduct is not only morally wrong, but it is counter-productive.

In the particular case of Brett Kimberlin, I do not want you to even contact him.  Do not call him.  Do not write him a letter.  Do not write him an email.  Do not text-message him.  Do not engage in any kind of directed communication.  I say this in part because under Maryland law, that can quickly become harassment and I don’t want that to happen to him.

And for that matter, don’t go on his property.  Don’t sneak around and try to photograph him.  Frankly try not to even be within his field of vision.  Your behavior could quickly cross the line into harassment in that way too (not to mention trespass and other concerns).

And do not contact his organizations, either.  And most of all, leave his family alone.

The only exception to all that is that if you are reporting on this, there is of course nothing wrong with contacting him for things like his official response to any stories you might report.  And even then if he tells you to stop contacting him, obey that request.  That this is a key element in making out a harassment claim under Maryland law—that a person asks you to stop and you refuse.

And let me say something else.  In my heart of hearts, I don’t believe that any person supporting me has done any of the above.  But if any of you have, stop it, and if you haven’t don’t start.