1) Mrs M raises a good point about Dre’s simple operation compared to GFX’s multi city operation. The difference in their level of professionalism was one detail I found difficult to conciliate with. It’s easier to believe that GFX has to rely on several staff members for the kind of operations it has, than it is to believe that GFX is run by Dre, who does everything on his own, and relies on Mrs M as a puppet figure.
2) I found some holes in Katie’s account early on, but didn’t further pursue those because it wouldn’t prove anything that would further the agenda of the investigation other than to call her credibility to question. And if I did so early on, it would compromise the discovery process. Without going into the details, let’s just give Katie the benefit of doubt and attribute it to false memory.
3) The fact that some of these long-time providers like gfekrystina and magicalmariah would continue working with GFX, if GFX’s business practices were questionable, is difficult to conciliate with.
4) The most important information was buried in the previous threads. The messages got lost amidst the drama:
http://www.eccie.net/showpost.php?p=...4&postcount=55
http://www.eccie.net/showpost.php?p=...6&postcount=54
http://www.eccie.net/showpost.php?p=...1&postcount=70
The testimonies from those members, whom I consider to be credible, proves that the person doing the booking is Mrs M. The determining evidence (4), in conjunction with the other considerations, leads me to believe that GFX should not be held responsible any further for the events that transpired between the driver and Katie.
Other considerations:
I don’t doubt that the driver treated Katie inappropriately. However, that’s between Katie and a driver who no longer works with GFX. Even if Katie’s claim about the PMs she has received from other members getting harassed by the driver is true, there is still no way to prove that he still works with GFX. Even if you can prove the driver still works with GFX, it doesn’t matter that much as long as he’s not the manager behind GFX.
Parting thoughts:
Keep an eye out for members who have the propensity to spread rumors for their own agendas. Refer back to those few threads and you’d spot them pretty easily. Remember them well and know how much weight you’d place on their opinions in future.