giving out my home address to people I barely knew in order to make it happen.

Um, Todd? You had already posted your full name and home address in public several times.

As for taking the decision on yourself - it has nothing to do with being "a trained monkey", and everything to do with acting responsibly.

I would still like to count you as a friend, Todd, and I can forgive a lot because I know that you have been under a great deal of pressure, but you have been acting rather strangely lately. I hope you will get over it soon.