Mr. Hoenig,
I just wanted to state, for myself (not the forum in general), that I have, and still do appreciate your forthcoming nature. I probably would have told people to F off by now. Regarding people making fun of your good deeds, they are asses for doing so. The good samaratin deeds you have done are commendable and not deserving of anything else other than commendation. Though, I do feel your boasting about them is in poor taste.
Regarding your ranks, they have been posted and nobody should accuse you of lying about them...regardless of whether people feel they are valid or not. I did check up on kirk's ranks as he was the one that ranked you...and you must admit it is rare/odd that one man can be able to rank anyone in such a diversity of styles at such a high level. It begs for the validity of the ranks to be questioned. Like others I tried to fact check the judo and Peter Urban claims you made in regard to Kirk. Again, this was not to discredit you, but to add validity to your claims. As I have noted in other posts, the fact that nobody could verify any of Kirk's ranks beyond a shodan in Judo does not necessarily mean his teachers did not promote him. From an objective point of view, it could mean he was promoted and not registered (most likely), old records were lost, things were done before the days of the internet, or there were lies involved (least likely). I for one tend to see it as unregistered ranks and old, non-internet day events. There is no evidence to the contrary regarding kirk. Same goes for Goju...no proof, but reason to disbelieve either.
At this point, I really think the rank issue is a dead horse. I have stopped looking into it. You have done what was asked, posted your certs, etc. If things can't be verified so be it. If I get any replies to my e-mails from USA Goju, I will post them, but otherwise, I agree the rank issue is old and is about as clear as it will get.
Regarding issues of your CQB system. That is over for me too. I have no problem with anyone creating a system. I just think it was a poor choice for a name...too much confusion.
Regarding the SPCC. I did not say that the Hawaii SPCC did not exist. I said it can't be located or verified that it is currently operating. No Hawaii child protection agency I contacted had ever even heard of them. However, I did note in my posts that I found many older references to a Hawaii SPCC in articles, websites, etc - but, none of these offered contact information or they were on old dead websites. So, I do believe the Hawaii SPCC existed, maybe still does exist. But, nobody can confirm it. And, because all SPCCs are independent, they are very unwilling to work with me about confirming other SPCCs...as we found out here in NY when we tried to verify your claims and could not...except that you nor Kirk never worked for the NY SPCC out of Manhattan.
I think the fact that the SPCC system in general is racked with corruption, criminal activity, and investigations into their practices, cast an negative shadow on your claims (deserving or not)...particularly since none of your claims have been validated - with the exception that Kirk was the Hawaii chief as published in his obit.
However, in your last post you state that Kirk was in the process of incorporating a new NY area SPCC. This is quite different than other claims of simply working for the NY SPCC in the Bronx area.
The SPCC question is much more confusing. Aside from people's concerns with your "word play" in regards to your role in the Secret Service, SPCC, I have several questions like:
How can a Hawaii SPCC agent legally work in NY if the NY SPCC hes was working for was not yet incorporated and thus, you could not have been sworn in NY? How could a New Yorker get sworn in for a Hawaii SPCC if they presumably would never work in Hawaii? How would a Hawaii SPCC agent get sworn in NY as a peace officer? Did kirk ever complete the incorporation? There are many questions in regard to your SPCC activities.
I find it a bit hard to swallow that you have no evidence at all of your SPCC agent status or Peace Officer status in NY or Hawaii, etc. Why would Kirk have all the paperwork...especially if he was not living in NY. What if you needed it as the one operating in NY?
I think at this point, the only claims I am interested in are the secret service and SPCC claims.
I just wanted to state, for myself (not the forum in general), that I have, and still do appreciate your forthcoming nature. I probably would have told people to F off by now. Regarding people making fun of your good deeds, they are asses for doing so. The good samaratin deeds you have done are commendable and not deserving of anything else other than commendation. Though, I do feel your boasting about them is in poor taste.
Regarding your ranks, they have been posted and nobody should accuse you of lying about them...regardless of whether people feel they are valid or not. I did check up on kirk's ranks as he was the one that ranked you...and you must admit it is rare/odd that one man can be able to rank anyone in such a diversity of styles at such a high level. It begs for the validity of the ranks to be questioned. Like others I tried to fact check the judo and Peter Urban claims you made in regard to Kirk. Again, this was not to discredit you, but to add validity to your claims. As I have noted in other posts, the fact that nobody could verify any of Kirk's ranks beyond a shodan in Judo does not necessarily mean his teachers did not promote him. From an objective point of view, it could mean he was promoted and not registered (most likely), old records were lost, things were done before the days of the internet, or there were lies involved (least likely). I for one tend to see it as unregistered ranks and old, non-internet day events. There is no evidence to the contrary regarding kirk. Same goes for Goju...no proof, but reason to disbelieve either.
At this point, I really think the rank issue is a dead horse. I have stopped looking into it. You have done what was asked, posted your certs, etc. If things can't be verified so be it. If I get any replies to my e-mails from USA Goju, I will post them, but otherwise, I agree the rank issue is old and is about as clear as it will get.
Regarding issues of your CQB system. That is over for me too. I have no problem with anyone creating a system. I just think it was a poor choice for a name...too much confusion.
Regarding the SPCC. I did not say that the Hawaii SPCC did not exist. I said it can't be located or verified that it is currently operating. No Hawaii child protection agency I contacted had ever even heard of them. However, I did note in my posts that I found many older references to a Hawaii SPCC in articles, websites, etc - but, none of these offered contact information or they were on old dead websites. So, I do believe the Hawaii SPCC existed, maybe still does exist. But, nobody can confirm it. And, because all SPCCs are independent, they are very unwilling to work with me about confirming other SPCCs...as we found out here in NY when we tried to verify your claims and could not...except that you nor Kirk never worked for the NY SPCC out of Manhattan.
I think the fact that the SPCC system in general is racked with corruption, criminal activity, and investigations into their practices, cast an negative shadow on your claims (deserving or not)...particularly since none of your claims have been validated - with the exception that Kirk was the Hawaii chief as published in his obit.
However, in your last post you state that Kirk was in the process of incorporating a new NY area SPCC. This is quite different than other claims of simply working for the NY SPCC in the Bronx area.
The SPCC question is much more confusing. Aside from people's concerns with your "word play" in regards to your role in the Secret Service, SPCC, I have several questions like:
How can a Hawaii SPCC agent legally work in NY if the NY SPCC hes was working for was not yet incorporated and thus, you could not have been sworn in NY? How could a New Yorker get sworn in for a Hawaii SPCC if they presumably would never work in Hawaii? How would a Hawaii SPCC agent get sworn in NY as a peace officer? Did kirk ever complete the incorporation? There are many questions in regard to your SPCC activities.
I find it a bit hard to swallow that you have no evidence at all of your SPCC agent status or Peace Officer status in NY or Hawaii, etc. Why would Kirk have all the paperwork...especially if he was not living in NY. What if you needed it as the one operating in NY?
I think at this point, the only claims I am interested in are the secret service and SPCC claims.
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