Judith Giusto Reneges Again

I had a conversation with Judith Giusto before our wrap up hearing at small claims court in Middlebury yesterday. Judith offered me a deal to settle this without having to bother the judge again. True to form, it was a typical Judith-Giusto-style ruse, where she didn’t even intend to honor the deal she was in the process of making. It’s all just a joke to her. It is kinda funny the lengths this woman goes to just for an opportunity to hear herself talk. Look at this exchange and get a chuckle:

K- I didn’t do any SEO work to make that Blog I posted searchable. Do you think I can get paid to take it down?

J- I don’t know. Do you need to pay someone to take it down?

K- No. I can take it down.

J- So...I don’t understand the question. What does that mean? What are you trying to say, “can I get paid to take it down?”

K- Yeah, like would Fletcher be interested it not having that information broadcast on the Internet?

J- Are you saying that this is like extortion? That if I pay you...

K- No, it’s like as simple as...

J- How much do you...What’s your price?

K- Um... To address the extortion issue: I don’t see it as extortion. It’s trading in information. It’s exactly what you do for a living. Right?

J- How much money do you want from me so that you won’t post that on the Internet?

K- It’s already on the Internet. It’s just a matter of doing search engine optimization to make it findable.

J- How much money do you want from me not to make this search engine ...whatever...findable?

K- Well, like I warned you in my emails, you at least have to start with the money you owe me for the work I did for you, for the amount I’m suing you for in court today. That’s $4,200.00 right there, plus the building. If I can’t get the building back then it’s got to be over $5,000.00 which we max out at $5,000.00 here in court.

J- Do you think like to keep you off the Internet, like, maybe $6,000.00 would work? Would that be a good number for you? If I had my check book, right now, would that work for you? $6,000.00 to keep you from destroying my life?

K- A check right here today?

J- Yeah.

K- And we don’t have to go in front of the judge and finish this thing?

J- Sure.

K- Um... Would I be able to get my building too?

J- $6,000.00 plus the building and you won’t do anything to hurt my career?

K- I’ll take that off the Internet immediately, as we sit here.

J- I would too if someone made that offer to me. You gotta be out of your mind.

K- What do you mean “out of my mind”

J- To think that I was serious.

K- Oh...I didn’t know if you were serious or not. I didn’t get too excited. You know, I’m not out to ruin your life. I mean, I’ve lost a career Judith. That’s what brought me up to Vermont in the first place. It didn’t ruin my life. It’s losing a job. Unless you identify yourself by what you do for a living...I’m more than that.

J- I’m sure you are... I don’t know what to tell you. I’m willing to take my chances.

K- Alright. I’m willing to let that stand as a blog that I can make money off of anyway. I’ll put more video, pictures...It’s what I wanted to do in the first place. I was full of ideas for the farm and your business. That was part of it, you know, in a positive way.

J- Part of it was blogging about what I do for a living? Sending emails to my coworkers?

K- Blogging about the camel, and what you do for a living, obviously not in a negative way. I didn’t have to treat you in a negative way until you screwed me over. Accepting all that work and time from me without giving me a dime? Are you out of your mind? You think I’m gonna roll over on that? Of course not!

J- Alright, I’ll just chance it. Life’s a crap shoot.

K- No. Life is a gift.

J- Good.