If not, then the lawyer has no one to blame for the harassment he has earned, other than the individual harassers themselves.
And if we're talking about rational, appropriate reactions: the right reaction for Carreon is to apologize for what he did. It's the first step in reconciliation and it's normal human behavior. Carreon apologizes and comes to an understanding with Inman, who tells everyone about it and the outrage cools off.
Carreon's reaction isn't rational, it's calculating and vengeful and probably greedy. The harassment is unfortunate and where illegal, it's appropriate to punish. But that's not what he's doing.
> Inman is going to be held accountable for his actions.
Seriously? Am I suddenly living in a world in which people can be 'held accountable' for drawing a picture of someone's mom seducing a Kodiak bear? When did this happen?
An over reaction can be justified by stress, but it is not excused. And in this situation, Inman is going to be held accountable for his actions.