[Ansteorra] From the Rialto

[keyna]

I agree with you but the fact still remains that people will always do
something to hurt someone else.
Keyna


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimberly Koch" <sarapenrose at yahoo.com>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] From the Rialto


> I cannot possibly begin to describe how violently
> opposed I am to posting this sort of information to
> the lists. It invariably does more harm than good. I
> can do nothing to mend the damage done, but I can tell
> you what I believe with all my heart to be true.
>
> While some of you may not be aware of who this post
> was about, I am. He was my predecessor on
> the Ansteorran throne, and a dear and beloved friend.
> He has never tried to hide his criminal record in any
> way, and its existence is widely known in the region
> in which he lives. He served his time, and in the
> intervening years has proven himself to be a man of
> great chivalry and honor. He's a well-respected knight
> and a landed baron, he served with kindness and wisdom
> as king, and I would trust him with my *life*, without
> a moment's hesitation. I could not have dreamed of a
> better man to be Royal Heir to. My king and I named
> him and his lady wife to the position of Baron and
> Baroness, with a strong vote of approval from his
> barony, and I will defend his fitness for that
> position to my grave.
>
> He does not deserve to have this nonsense dredged up
> over and over again on public lists. He was judged and
> punished by a mundane court of law 15 years ago; it is
> *not* our place or our right to judge and punish him
> again now.
>
> As for the actions of our King, I must defend him as
> well. I, for one, do not want the SCA to be defined
> by the idea that part of the Dream includes running
> background checks on our friends and neighbors. I am
> grateful to my King for not condoning that action.
>
> Countess Sara Penrose
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