During the first full week of June, I and two of the other complainants in the counter suit were deposed at the Georgetown County Court House. I won't go into what was said and who was there during the process that occurred within the court room walls. It was a long day.
Around 5:00PM, as three of us were leaving via the public hallway (minding our own business), three of the defendants were standing. As we walked by George Wilson called one of us "a pile of shit". All three of us heard it, in fact one in our group asked, "did someone just call me a pile of shit?" There was no response and we moved on.
Sometimes, we are asked, "why do you continue with the lawsuit?" Reflect back on the scene of the day. We were all participants in a legal setting. We were in a court ordered meeting, under oath, attorneys, complainants, and defendants present, under the law. The expectation would be adult, disciplined, respectful behavior on the part of all parties, in any circumstance, particularly this one.
As one of the litigants, in my humble opinion, it continues because of the unrestrained, unnecessary harm brought to my reputation, my family, and my community. Dependent on the individual complainant, there has been ruthless action of speech, physical harm, loss of community, and financial loss in the value of our homes, and at times it has caused real fear. The undisciplined, harm continues today.
