The reason I think Jk is using USEF and SS to threaten people is because LK has voiced her concerned with USEF/SS taking action against her - SS because of the false allegations, USEF for the incredibly poor conduct. He assumes because LK can be targeted and it is a threat to her, it is for everyone else.
I think he also assumes everyone cares as much as LK does about competing in USEF because he is not a horse person, just funds one that is.
I also think he is too ignorant about the horse world to realize that not every poster even lives in the US and would be affected by a US equestrian body.
I did not “put down an entire career field”. I pointed out that he was not a highly trained psychiatrist, and that such “entertainment” videos never come from actual psychiatrists because diagnosing someone without examining them is a violation of the rules of the APA. I agree that counseling as a profession is very valuable. I think using your training and credentials to exploit celebrities as fodder for your YouTube channel is disgusting.
Thank you for acknowledging that his videos are best interpreted as “public entertainment”. Gladiator battles to the death in Ancient Rome were also a form of public entertainment. I find gladiator fights even more repulsive. What Dr Grande is doing is not nearly as disgusting.
Please stop the lecturing on how much you think I “loathe” MB. Never having met him, my impression of him is that he was larger than life in a way that was at once charismatic, endearing, inspirational, arrogant, selfish and entitled. I think his personality and character was fairly extreme on a lot of dimensions, not all of them good.
Anything online provided to an audience can be considered entertainment. There are a plethora of psychiatrists and other M.Ds that provide insight on YT and other platforms. They can offer their opinion without medically diagnosing anyone and it is done all the time.
If renewed, would it get a different judge? The judge for the original police case is the same one handling this civil case now. Don’t know if that would be a plus or a minus.