Yes, I am taking Jackchit's word for it that he was visited by Social Services. I am also taking Jack's word for it that he has an ex-wife who died and that her death removed a barrier to raising his children as he saw fit, for which he was grateful. I am taking his word on it that he was grateful, as well.
I'm also taking people at their word that they were going to call Social Services when they said they were going to. I'm also taking Jack's word for it that he means to inflict serious harm on a poster here who hasn't the remotest connection to the entire spectacle.
Taking people's word for what they are doing is the only thing we can do on the Internet. I have zero reason to doubt anybody's word in this affair, even the crackpot conspiracy theorist.
So I retract nothing.
I did not ask you to "retract" anything, bolo. That said, your response to my post seems to be a convoluted way of saying, "Yes" you did indeed presume facts not in evidence, that you have accepted unsubstantiated assumptions as facts, and that you have leapt to conclusions without any basis in fact, even while you have purported to chastise others for committing the same (or lesser) errors.
It is good of you to acknowledge that.
You are, of course, perfectly entitled to your opinion that those who were concerned in the other thread are "busybodies" just as I am perfectly entitled to my opinion to the contrary.
And while we're on the topic of opinions: in my opinion, your allegation that Rawkarma was engaging in "self-serving conscience salv[ing]" was uncalled for and unsubstantiated as well.
I noticed that you did not address these latter two points from my prior post/ I recognize that the first is of little import and arguing over it would be useless and would serve no purpose. The second, however, I have to say that I am surprised that you did not address it, being the accusation that it is against another member here.
ETA: I just saw and responded to your post as I was about to log out and go to bed so I will be unable to discuss this further tonight (this morning) should you choose to respond. Just a head's up.