I sent an email to a group of friends as requested by a good friend of mine. Her friend and co-worker had an experience in the Metroplex and was just warning people to watch out. It was just a general info email.

One male friend found a similar but not really the same story on Snopes and "replied to all" and said it was a hoax. Of course, my other friend said this is real; and was offended because she knows this happened.

Then the male friend, who was joking, but it hit me really wrong....I considered the statement as being violent and have been a nervous wreck all day. I told my husband that I don't think I can be around this guy anymore. My husband is upset because he said the guy was just joking and he has poor boundaries.

Should I respond to the email and tell him that I found what he said as being offensive or should I just leave it alone?