[meteorite-list] Supposed Threats to Steve Arnold

[JKGwilliam]

Hello List,
I've purposely stayed out of this fray for a reason.  The anonymous person 
who goes by the name Meteoritepolice CC'd me the letter he sent to Steve. 
He must have observed at some time in the past that I'm not a member of the 
Steve Arnold Fan Club and felt he would be safe in sharing the letter with 
me.  I suggested he not post his  letter to Steve to the entire Meteorite 
List and he agreed.  I do not know who this Meteoritepolice person is, nor 
do I agree with all of the issues he addresses in his letter, but, I will 
say the following.

Although some of the content was sarcastic and heavy-handed, he did not 
accuse Steve of anything he hasn't been guilty of.  And he certainly DID 
NOT threaten Steve in any way.

There may be some of you who think I have a biased opinion in this matter 
so I have sent a copy of said letter to a few people who can read it 
themselves and let the rest of you know if they perceived any threats or 
not.  If  Meteoritepolice contacts me again and says I can share the 
content of the letter with a few more of you I will be glad to do 
so.  Maybe then the truth will come out.

Red herring?  Smoke screen? Damage control?  Call it what you want, but 
that's what I think is going on here.

There is an issue that I wish one of our list members would share with the 
entire list so all of you can see Steve in his true light.  This incident 
involved the sale of a Chiang Khan specimen and some money that was 
promised for the relief efforts in the Tsunami Disaster last 
December.   Hopefully someone will stand up and have the courage to tell 
the story.

Regards,
John Gwilliam