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Melendez: I never thought you were deaf. We had conversations, as you said. So you saying that is<br />
apparently going to be a huge liability.<br />
Pat and I spoke about some of the other circumstances behind this story and I appreciate his honesty. I<br />
don’t know what bothers me most: in my opinion Melendez is falsifying details to sell books, creating<br />
blogs to attack his critics and using someone’s disability to mock them and create a social media storm.<br />
A few followers parroted Melendez’ thoughts on Twitter, but a few <strong>too</strong>k a more rational approach:<br />
Melendez remained unapologetic, blaming the victim for not wearing hearing protection at work and<br />
stating this “doesn’t make him disabled.” And for good measure, he threw in, “constantly harasses<br />
under-aged girls and women fans of mine relentlessly”. Even though we’ve never met, I feel as if I’ve<br />
gotten to know Melendez through my online research. I’ve learned that this has become a common<br />
tactic of his to discredit his critics, often referring to his opponents as molesters or harassers. It’s a last<br />
ditch effort.<br />
You can view the video in its entirety here:<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiAJYZZoSe4
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