Well, IMHO it served it's purpose, IE it alerted people to a potential risk,whilst the appropriate authorities chewed the cud and got their backsides into gear.
like it or not, GEP performed a public service with his initial posting.
I reiterate, he may have been somewhat indelicate in posting the medical details to substantiate his claim, but I'm damn sure "Towers" would NOT have allowed the O.P. let alone the ensuing thread, to stand, if there had been the slightest risk of litigation for Libel or Defamation of character.
For whatever reason, the subject acted in a reckless and unprofessional manner and I, for one, am glad that some holes in the Swiss Cheese have been blocked BEFORE they had a chance to line up.
GEP stuck his head above the parapet, he should be applauded, not pelted with rotten fruit.
