If mussar isn't needed it may be negative. Not saying is was done with bad intentions.
Disagree?
Not following. Indeed, my comment re motzi shem ra was referring to only one possible scenario.
If a yid were the victim, chas v'sh, it would be a different scenario, but again, should we be discussing this on a public forum before a public announcement were made? Safety? Strategy? Are we sure that no damage to him will come out of our discussing this? Are we sure that no one else will misunderstand it as I may have?