I went to the link, they have pulled the story! Left in it’s place is a personal note from the author who has obviously been threatened and has decided to lay off from reporting for a few weeks... WTF?
A diffficult but necessary decision
I have decided to take some time away from my writing online for a while. It would seem that one of my friends has made an interesting point; that I am treading into waters in which I have no business.
The fact is, bloggers, writers, reporters all take risks, and oftentimes those risks make enemies. That said, really do not feel it necessary to endanger my family because people take things out of context, so I am going to take a huge step back, reassess my approach to how I report, write, and opine, and I will be back on within 2-3 weeks.
I appreciate all the feedback provided by everyone, and all my readership, but at this moment in time, I believe it best if I re-evaluate my approach to things in my life. There have been a great many things which have gone wrong, and I believe this has affected my ability to rationally analyze things I would otherwise be able to analyze quite effectively.
This is the second time in three weeks I’ve had to write such a piece. It seems I’ve become really good at making those who matter in my life angry at me. I only hope this time I’m using for reflection makes me a better writer.