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In my
initial letter, I pointed out that you have never met me or
attempted to speak with me, the person you are damaging via
publicly disseminating false information. You also seem to
resent me personally, as evidenced by your attacks on my
appearance, my family and other personal matters which have
absolutely nothing to do with the business I and other IBOs represent. I doubt that anyone would
consider this to be honorable behavior, much less
behavior appropriate to someone who presents himself
as some sort of crusader.
The
conclusions and facts you present demonstrate,
conclusively, that you don’t understand our business
and/or are deliberately choosing to ignore
information available in documents you have read
and/or have access to already, on- or off-line. Yet,
again, you have continued to engage in a pattern of
misrepresentation that is dishonorable and not in
the best interests of anyone other than, I presume,
yourself.
You posed
some questions to me in your reply that I will
address, below, but I have no desire to engage in an
ongoing exchange of letters with you. You are not a
member of the press, whose editors and publishers
would stand liable for your behavior. You are an
individual with an opinion and a Web site but,
because you have succeeded in causing damage, I am
replying to get you to correct the record as quickly
as possible and to refrain from causing further
damage going forward.
Larsen
Question #1. So to get straight to the point, are
you saying that Linda was never in a family Crown
portrait of Joe and Helyne and that any portraits
were never retouched?
Victor
Answer #1: This is one of many examples of questions
that are strictly personal and highly offensive, but
the fact is that Linda (my ex-wife) was never in a
family Crown portrait. I cannot speak to any other
portraits, but neither I nor Kathy (my wife) has
ever been retouched.
Larsen
Question #2. Quixtar did not mention it in their
letter, and you did not mention it in your rebuttal.
Was the 2005 IBOA board picture retouched?
Victor
Answer #2: I remain mystified by your obsession with
retouching, but the answer is "no."
Question
#3a (Original Larsen original multi-subject question
has been broken into two parts for clarity). Can we
set the record straight? Do you qualify for the
Executive Diamond pin to the definition in the Sep.
2005 compendium? That is do you have 9 direct legs,
or 10 FAA points with a Diamond bonus? Do you
qualify for the Executive Diamond pin if you remove
legs you might have purchased or inherited? If you
give me your word that you qualify for the Executive
Diamond pin, or you qualify for some other pin
higher than Emerald, I will retract my statement
about "periodically qualifying for Emerald" and make
a public apology.
Victor
Answer #3a: Your question reflects your horrendous
lack of understanding of our business but, to keep
it in simple terms for you, you have my word that I
have qualified and expect to be able to continue to
qualify for the Executive Diamond pin. I look
forward to reading your apology. Let me add that I
am making this one-time exception to answer your
questions about my finances and business success,
even though private businesses do not typically do
so. Would you ask your grocery store chain to
divulge the profits and salaries of its executives
because you were choosing to shop there? If you
bought a home from a private individual, do you
think you’d have a right to know his or her detailed
financial information, versus information on the
home itself? Most people know that there are
competitive and legal reasons for a private company
to not go into such detail, but you don’t seem to
respect such boundaries.
Larsen
Question #3b (originally submitted as part of the
very disjointed question above). As far as if you
ever qualified as a Crown on your own without legs
from your parent’s business, or purchasing them, if
you give me your word that you had personally
sponsored 18 groups that simultaneously qualified
for at least Platinum, I will retract my statement
and make a public apology.
Victor
Answer #3b: It seems that you will be writing
multiple apologies and, as you should, retracting a
lot of material. Kathy and I qualified for Crown in
1981 with 20 domestic qualified legs of Platinum or
higher. If you knew our business you would know
that, in 1981, it took 20 -- not 18 -- legs for
Crown for all who had to qualify that fiscal year at
Platinum or higher. I purchased my own kit and built
my own business separate and apart of my parents’
business.
Larsen
Question #4. We can clear up the American Way
Association comment. Did your father ever have part
ownership in the American Way Association? If so,
did he ever relinquish it or sell it? If he never
had ownership in the American Way Association or, if
he never relinquished it, I will retract my
statement with a public apology.
Victor
Answer #4: I am flabbergasted that you could be so
ignorant of business matters that you would actually
ask if someone could "own" part of a not-for-profit
trade organization. There are no owners in
such a business entity, there are dues-paying
"members." So the answer isn’t merely "no"
but "it would have been impossible!" My father was
simply very active in helping to establish the
American Way Association, which launched in April
1959. And that makes four public apologies which –
according to your own pledge, above -- you now owe
me.
It is
hardly necessary to go into more detail to
demonstrate your failure to provide the public with
accurate information or to make your intent
perfectly clear to anyone who reads this and my
previous correspondence. However, I and others will
continue to analyze your Web site and demand
immediate retraction of other false, misleading and
damaging information.
Mr. Larsen,
in closing, I must note that – if you were an
honorable man -- you would immediately cease and
desist from what any rational person would see as a
vendetta, while apologizing for your actions.
According to my tally, you owe me four apologies
now. I believe anyone is capable of positive change
and hope that you are too. If you are not, we will
have no choice but to take any and all appropriate
action to protect me, my family and my business.
Sincerely,
Jody Victor
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