Hmmm I dunno... maybe he could've ignored our "berating" comments instead of acting like a goddamn hypocrite. Like seriously, yeah we made comments, but he could've been the bigger man. He had his chance and he refused to take it.
This is absolutely ridiculous. It is human nature when somebody makes a comment towards them that they respond in an attempted rebuttal. Regardless of how much self control they have, replying in some way is a common response. Saying, 'yeah we attacked him maybe he should have been a bigger person and didn't reply' doesn't look bad against him. It makes you look like a complete starfish, you literally implied that in your own response. When I read that I don't think "yeah he should have ignored it!" I think, "maybe the starfishs starting stuff need to back off."
If he responds back aggressive, you all say he didn't change. If he doesn't reply, you all say he lost the argument. If he replies in a passive way, such as how he did the beginning of this topic, you attack him saying he isn't taking it seriously.
So tell me genius, how do you want him to react?