The way it turned out was that Jimmy Williams of Flintridge fame and/or disrepute lived a long and full life, getting his own way in most things throughout. He was revered in his horse community. He had many trophies and his students had even more. Things were named after him. Including some of the perennial trophies.
He sexually harrassed and assaulted more young girls than we will probably ever know. In an era when the blame usually went to the girl. And silence and a blind eye were the way.
Accountability didnât come until years after his death. He never knew that he was outed, that his name is mud, now. As they say.
Thatâs how it turned out.
Now, present day: Tom Navarro.
I am constantly dismayed that people of the public who will say all of the right things, nonetheless in their actions continue the ancient traditions of permissiveness of this behavior, followed by dismissing, ignoring, blaming the victims, and maintaining silence.
It would seem that not as much has changed as we would like to think.
At least people are posting his name and not initials. That is one small step in the right direction â making a dirt bag searchable. Sincere thanks to all who have done their part to help with that.
) and even if the vile things he did to Gigi and Anne were brought out into the open at the time Iâm certain they wouldâve been dismissed with equal doses of victim blaming and earnest sweeping under the proverbial rug.