Isn't it time to take it down? He has 2 young kids and they have to see their dad's mugshot, which is completely unrelated, but people don't read on to see that its not related. Why not put the energy into suing him where there is a chance of recovery? I know him from the community and this is an accurate depiction of him now. I'm not sure what he was going through 3 years ago and neither do you.
Lots to unpack there in such a short comment. Here goes.
- Isn't it time to take it down? No. Last time I checked Ron still owes me and countless others hundreds to thousands of dollars each. I think anyone who is considering doing business with him that wants to do some research should know what they are getting into. This site serves as a public service. Coincidentally the same day this comment came in another visitor posted that he still hasn't recovered his lost funds and that he hopes Ron is wasting away in jail.
- He has 2 young kids and they have to see their dad's mugshot They don't have to see their Dad's mugshot. No one is forcing them to visit this site or search for their Dad's history. The mugshot is publicly available information. If their dad didn't want his kids to know all of the shady things he has done then maybe he shouldn't have done those things in the first place. Or maybe he should try to set things right by returning the money he owes people or completing the jobs he has been paid for. He could turn it into a teaching moment and show his kids that when you do something that is wrong you need to make it right.
- ...mugshot, which is completely unrelated, but people don't read on to see that its not related. - Is it unrelated? I think it is additional evidence on the character of a plumber someone might consider hiring. The offense from that mugshot was for failure to appear in court which I think was related to someone suing him for ripping them off. That relates to the next point.
- Why not put the energy into suing him where there is a chance of recovery? I'm not a lawyer but I don't think there is much chance of recovery. I thought about it. I researched what it would take to sue him. I also researched if Ron has been in any other court cases. Turns out he's been sued a lot. For me to sue him looked like a pain in the ass. You have to fill out a bunch of paperwork, pay a bunch of fees and take time off work to go to court. And while I'm fairly confident I would win, that doesn't mean I'll recoup my money. If he has already defaulted on so many other debts why would I expect him to pay mine? I would likely end up having to try to send him to collections where I'd be lucky to get a fraction of what I'm owed. So I decided it wasn't worth my time. Like I've said before, I learned my lesson and I'm going to do my best to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else.
- I know him from the community and this is an accurate depiction of him now. - Not sure of your point here. What is an accurate description of him? I'm going to assume that you have met with him and he seems like a great guy and that contradicts what you've found here. I don't doubt that. He comes off as very charismatic and trustworthy. That's what makes him such an effective con man. Wait until he owes you money and gives you the run around for a year. Then tell me how great of a guy Ron is. For the record it would not surprise me if it was Ron Janis himself or someone he paid to send this comment. He used to submit fake reviews to Yelp and other sites all the time to combat all the people complaining about him.
- I'm not sure what he was going through 3 years ago and neither do you. Maybe not but I don't see how this is relevant. I don't care what he was going through there is no excuse for stealing people's money and wasting their time like he did. I should just just accept what he did because he was going through something? I gave him more than enough opportunity follow through on his obligations and he screwed me over every time.
I'm more than happy to answer any follow up questions or comments that you may have.
