Thank you for clarifying. I agree that the researchers' initial response was comically out-of-touch, and can now see the perspective where your snark satirises their statements (deservedly so).
I apologize for my aggressive tone, perhaps I should take my own advice and be more inquisitive at first when replying to someone. :) I think the best version of my previous reply would have been something like: "It seems like you think it's unreasonable to investigate before casting judgement." which still expresses my (confused) perspective fairly well but leaves you with a more comfortable space to clarify.
I have investigated, as far as I feel I need to cast judgment. I'm just some hick on a hill in the woods. My censure amounts to a ghosted bit of snark.
If the people who employ these folks make snarky comments about them, that's no more meaningful. If they choose to examine the actual evidence of the behavior at issue here, they might find it upsetting as i do... or hell i dunno there's many reasons they might not. I can't imagine what explanation there might be for this behavior but i'll allow there might be one even I could agree with...
I apologize for my aggressive tone, perhaps I should take my own advice and be more inquisitive at first when replying to someone. :) I think the best version of my previous reply would have been something like: "It seems like you think it's unreasonable to investigate before casting judgement." which still expresses my (confused) perspective fairly well but leaves you with a more comfortable space to clarify.