If you don't want to argue about this, why would you make this post?
Let's put it this way.... if I convinced you to invest $1000 with me (or if I lost a $1000 sports bet with you, for that matter), when it came time for me to pay you back and I couldn't - because someone stole the $1000 from me - are you seriously trying to tell me that you wouldn't look at it as me owing you $1000 any more???
I mean, if I told you I was on my way to pay you and I got mugged, would you really shrug it off and tell me you'll just collect from the mugger instead? Um... yeah, I don't think so. And I'm not even throwing in all sorts of other things into the analogy, like me telling you I didn't get mugged and that I still have the money and that it's ok for other people to keep investing with me and so on and so forth.
Don't get me wrong - I like Dutch. He's been nothing but cool to me. But while he may or may not be legally liable for paying back the missing money, I think it would be awfully nice of him to try (as he once said he would do). It's just the right thing to do.
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