to step back from describing my experience of brent to my broader opinion- i think the more detailed firsthand accounts of people's grievances with brent are generally in good faith and i'm glad they are easily googled if someone is considering putting brent in a position of trust or getting into a relationship with him. i also think it's fine and maybe wise for any individual to choose not to associate with him and for event organizers to exclude him from their events- especially those involving kink or vulnerability or teens. what i object to is the mob mentality actively pursuing him and anyone who associates with him when there have been no new accusations for many years. imo he should be allowed to accrue reports of better behavior from those willing to interact with him so his reputation can slowly update towards the new record alongside his older history, creating an incentive for brent to avoid causing new harm.