Reverend73 wrote:
Hawk, I've come to the conclusion that Hank doesn't know how to give a straight answer, which is sad. He also can't find where he actually answered the question, though it seems he can find anything else and quote it. Funny.
Oh well, if I were a betting man, he'll be gone soon anyway. Good riddance.
Strange you should put it that way.
I would normally send you this response in a PM. While I certainly am aware that you have far more personal integrity that HankT, he has shown us that keeping things off the forum that way is not always assured, so why not just post it.
I happened to see a professional profiler today. I mentioned this situation to him. He found it fascinating. So I showed him some of this discussion. The first thing he saw was that unlike normal discussions Hank never discusses his personal experiences, everything is in the abstract, or based on some other persons experience. I had never noticed that but in looking back it is very true.
His opinion was that Hank has a pathological inability to respond to direct questions. He will avoid by any means having to answer. Usually he simply tries to change the subject, but if pressed he will go on the offensive. When he does so, he will compromise any ethical norms or protocols to press the attack. According to him, Hank actually thinks you are attacking HIM if you ask him a question. Pressing for answers only feeds this irrational fear, increases his anger and elevates his desire to attack and damage his perceived antagonist.
He noted that as this thread has unfolded, that Hank increasingly has fallen back on long quotes of previous text, with only a minimum amount of new material. He pointed to the obvious amount of time it would take to research and assemble such responses and indicated that is simply not the behavior of a normal person.
Despite the length of the posts, in every case they avoid simply answering the questions, thus ending the issue. These long diatribes only contain a few lines of text Hank finds relevant and those get highlighting. But he also noted that there is no actual relevant point to these long posts. They are only intended to change the topic and conceal the actual failure to answer questions.
I won't bore you with all of the details, but this guy thinks Hank is one sick puppy. He thinks that it is very likely that he is prohibited by law from owning a firearm, possibly as the result of adjudication as having a mental disorder. He added that if that is not the case it should be, unless he gets treatment it will only get worse.
Regards
