Indeed, we can.
The tone of this thread was set in the very first post. Using terms like "idiot" and "giving it to him good" imply "FLAME ON". The OP just didn't expect some of the flames to get turned onto them.
Sometimes we see something we think is bad, and we just want others to agree with us. That turned out not to be the case, and the OP finds themselves in the very uncomfortable position of back peddling and trying to make it good again. Sometimes members get so caught up in "teaching a lesson" that they don't allow the "student" to even have a chance to grasp it as they continue to beat him over the head with it.
Let's just let this one go, folks. Time to move on.