I've been around here for a while and my memories of Safariman are of a stand up guy that has a history of being generous.
Mr. Ed I don't recall but I wouldn't hesitate to deal with either of them.
I suspect this could have been handled better if there wasn't some rush to anger, being stiff necked, and both sides generally pissed off.
I've been known to react much the same, often to my regret when I cooled down a bit
I'd suggest both do a reboot and start over.