I note bullies attack the defenseless, so they can pretend they're strong. Sorry to learn of your misfortune!

The #freezepeach outfit has a discord. @r0nd0n will do what he can to help, as will @crimsonclad and the rest of the good folks that so strongly support free speech that they dedicate as much of their SP and VP to countering unwarranted flags as they are able.

Steemit devs should definitely face repercussions professionally for this kind of conduct. That @ned seems to be taking no action to rein in such abuse both saddens and alarms me. He may not be the staunch advocate of free speech @r0nd0n is, but I would be surprised to find him CEO of Steemit without strong interest in the issue.

When @berniesanders flagged @skeptic into negative rep repeatedly, @dan stepped in and showed him it was not a profitable course of action. Both @skeptic and @berniesanders ignore each other now, rather than mutually inciting opposition.

It would be easy for @ned to do the same to @sneak. I was very surprised to find @haejin stepped in and countered the flags @sneak threw on me. Maybe he'll see what happened to you and step in also. You might have a look at the others that countered @sneak's flags on @clarityofsignal's post, and see if they might do that again to keep you from bearing the brunt of his bullying. I've also seen other whales step in from time to time to counter flags they considered unwarranted, like @johalfiles, @canadian-coconut, and @transisto. I can't speak for any of them, but reckon they're able to speak, and vote, for themselves.

@ned should, IMHO. I'm not his mom, and don't reckon he'll listen to me, which is as it should be. However, @sneak's actions reflect on Stinc, and @ned should not be unaware of it, particularly as Stinc contemplates onboarding hordes of new accounts, who will all be potential gold mines for the platform, Steem, and the community, as well as easy victims of bullies like @sneak.

Stinc's future may well hinge on this issue, as it's hard to see anything that will affect the opinions of new users, or folks contemplating becoming new users, more than being flagged by Stinc employees so that they lose their reputation and rewards.

Check with @r0nd0n and #freezepeach to see if they can't help. Regardless, your commitment to a given course of action will have to balance your desire for income with your desire to speak openly, as there are consequences to your actions which compromise your ability to achieve both.

As to my neighbors, while meth can addle folk irreparably, it's generally law enforcement that is more trouble. Meth is cheap as aspirin to make, and only prohibition makes it financially valuable, and thus able to corrupt law enforcement. This makes allies of cranksters and crooked cops, never a pretty picture.

I don't own anything worth stealing, other than my tools, which the neighbors I do work for guard more jealously than I do. My kids are grown, and only making a personal connection between my online personae and my physical person might jeapordize them.

I'll maintain that security protocol which has protected them so far, regardless of what others may think or do. I'm not accusing you of trying to do anything. I'm neither going to compromise the safety of my kids. I am glad you haven't the same issues to deal with, as your beautiful family clearly means everything to you.

It gets hard to speak freely when they're threatened. This is why I do things the way I do.