Exactly. To pull a thread is to protect people who behaved badly and disparage the efforts of people who posted in good faith.
This on a forum that has a history of trouble with "disruptors"
The lesson here: To stop a discussion on the Internet just kick up enough camel dung until some overseer comes in and shuts down the works.
"The beatings will continue until morale improves"
Best regards,
On the new thread...
That we are reading this now, and that any retaliation the cops may take will be public, is acting as a shield to protect this man.
***So, it would be a disservice to this freeper and society at large if a thread devoted to discussing this topic were pulled?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1903308/posts?page=40#40
Probably to keep people from drgging pieces of it into other threads from now on, IMHO.