DUNCAN CRARY: Witness to the #TroyCrazy BOOKSLAPPING

#TroyCrazy EDITOR'S NOTE: LINK TO THE BLOG HE IS BLOVIATING ABOUT: http://julielomoe.wordpress.com/2014/12/09/the-trial-before-christmas-watch-out-for-flying-books/

This incident really did happen, though this blogger (currently) has several inaccuracies in her account. The director of the Trial and I immediately "restrained" the book slapper -- we're not lawyers (as she claims)!

Also the two of us didn't call the police, but the Library staff did. Three of us gave statements to the policeman and gave the name of the "assailant." McColl didn't want to press charges.

The “bookslapper” who did this was a local "actor" in "Victorian" costume, speaking with an affected accent -- but he wasn't in the Trial production and had nothing to do with the production other than being a spectator who came to the after-trial reception.

Everyone, including McColl thought he was just putting on a schtick until he crossed the line with the booksmack. This is not the first time McColl has had things flung at her for her censoring edits of this historical poem, by the way, though it is the first time someone hit her with her book.

By unnecessarily pulling out the "race card" in her post (as currently written), this blogger appears to be taking a huge stretch in order to seem “socially conscious” in keeping with the tagline of her blog. I appreciate (note: sarcasm) that she's insinuating we let a criminal go free (because he was short and white) and were ignoring more important race issues in America (all while she herself is savoring her complimentary wine and filet mignon sandwich after an event which was free and open to the public – regardless of race, religion, creed, orientation, etc. etc. etc.).

The guy who did this has "problems" and he readily admitted so. He expressed remorse (to me) and promised not to return. He did not resist his prompt ejection from the party. He did not return. Does this blogger think that a police officer would have handled it any better or differently if present? We were there. We were present. We didn't use excessive force. We handled it quickly, quietly and well.

And if McColl later changes her mind and wants to press charges against the “bookslapper,” she can. No need for racial conspiracies of inequality here. It's really quite unhelpful and disingenuous of the blogger, frankly.

It was a truly bizarre incident worth writing about though, for sure.