[HPforGrownups] Re: Stouffer Woman?

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 14889

At 12:23 PM 3/21/01 -0500, Jamieson wrote:
>The following is an excerpt:
>
>HAS YOUR LIFE BEEN THREATENED? Yes. I have received several threats to
>my life. The F. B. I. has been notified. I have also had a number of 
>profane e-mails from
>avid HP fans, using terminology claimed from JKR's books. It makes me 
>wonder what
>they have gained from reading Ms. Rowling's work. I don't believe I could 
>ever be proud
>of the fact that my work was encouraging young readers to feel that it's 
>okay to attack
>anyone, the way they have violated me. Especially, because I'm the victim 
>in this case,
>not Ms. Rowling. Even more disconcerting, is the fact that they are 
>certainly aware of the
>substance of some of the chat room conversations and their fans' intent, 
>and have taken
>no action to discourage this profane and life-threatening behavior. And, 
>in the absence of
>any corrective action on their part, are in fact encouraging it. I have to 
>ask parents---is
>  this really what we want for our children?

Sounds to me like on top of everything else she's trying to cozy up to the "Ban
Harry Potter" brigade.  I think she's out to maliciously vilify JKR in any 
way she
can, to satisify her insane jealousy.



                                                 -- Dave