If all of this is true, and it is all OLD news that has been talked about, hashed and rehashed, dissected and detected, why would you spend all the time and effort to gather it all together and bring it up again?
Because, quite honestly, I'd never seen the claims that Mick Strider was going to be sentenced to serve in Somalia until last week.
Let me tell you something, I was active duty during this time period, stationed at Bragg, ready to deploy. I had buddies who were deployed there. I've met Dan Schlilling, the Air Force guy mentioned in Black Hawk Down.
For someone to use such an
obvious lie to try to draw attention from the fact that they were going to prison for multiple felonies is astounding. That he does so repeatedly shows me that this is a habit for him. It directly insults my time in service and spits on the graves of every service member who died there.
To my knowledge, Mick has apologized to his family, friends,customers,those important to him, and moved on. Should he have to pay for it for the rest of time?
Mick Strider made this statement on the Feb 6th, 2006. This is not moving on, this is continuing to misrepresent himself. I challenge you to show otherwise.
It is all OLD news. And dont blame Strider for that other thread about cold steal, he didnt post in it or have anything to do with it. Even Kevin McClung calls it yesterday's news.
I don't blame Mick Strider for Cold Steel's ad copy.
I directly blame him for getting hot under the collar about it and using it as an opportunity to puff himself up more, and make more money by profiting off stolen honor.
Strider has no forum or presence at all on BF, hasnt for long time. You took the time to search tactical forums, badlands forum, bladeforums archives, legal papers,in other words you spent a decent amount of time on it. One really has to question your motives and ask why?
Fair enough. How are these for motives:
I'm a veteran. This lie insults my service, and attempts to steal the valor of men like Gordon and Shugart to bolster the reputation of a convicted felon. How many of you have knives named after them, I think the model is the SnG? How do you think Gordon & Shugart would feel about a felon lying about going to be in that theatre, then making money off their deaths?
I'm a gun owner. A convicted felon talking about owning and using firearms is food for people like the Brady's.
I own this site. Mick Strider lied to me, and to the 80,000 members here, and to the industry as a whole.
How are those motives.
And if you've seen the paperwork you know that he is not the owner of Strider knives.
This isn't about who owns Strider Knives, this is about the lies Mick Strider is repeatedly telling.
What about the fact that he apologized and paid for it?
What about the fact that he lied about this 6 days ago and it's still going on?
The money raised for and the help given to Rob Simonich's family when Rob passed away?
You would be wise to leave this subject alone with me. You do not want me to expand on this.
Tell the good with the bad, tell the whole story.
That is horse shit. I've run BladeForums.com for 11 years now, if I made these claims I'd be destroyed and run out of this industry. Why does he get a pass from his
continued lies? At what point does he
take responsibility for his actions? Hell, he was
sued and the
settlement agreement involves him stopping this behavior.
Tell me, has he?
You and I have always been friendly, not friends exactly but friendly. You even called me on the phone that time to tell me all your big plans for raising money for Rob Simonich's family, remember?
True enough, I even sent Christine a check for $20,000 to put my money where my mouth was and show her support in her time of need. Do you really want me to reveal everything that happened there? It doesn't paint a pretty picture for Mick Strider. You REALLY don't want to open that can of worms.
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