Sorry about what you went through buddy. I hope everything is OK now.
The behavior of the member in question was discussed by members a few days ago in this thread,
Merit abuse by a LegendaryUnfortunately nothing was done. The person in question did not also come out to give reason why he/she did such a thing
Merits are not to be moderated. Also after giving the 21 Merits, he posted that he like the post as it made him laugh. He or anyone can give any number of merits to any post according to his / their liking.
0 merit points? - here’s 21. You deserve it for the criticism and for making me laugh.
I’m not gonna make any money off any poor people buying a few dollars worth. I’ve simply tried, from the beginning, to get the poorer people into the best coins so they can change their lives - hopefully for the better.
My ego likes your alias...