I wasn't aware I was making an argument, merely an observation. As I said, I know nothing about Stephen Gornick's situation, and I have only vague memories of BitFloor losing a large stash of btc.
Isn't there some sort of moral imperative to make good?
A "
mere obersveration" in the form of pointed, leading questions?

You've now made two arguments, albeit using the Socratic method (*cough,
passive aggression, cough*).
Here was the first one:
If Stephen Gornick has currency with you and now cannot access it, what does it matter if that currency was btc or fiat?
All I see is a question which you've not yet answered. As I said I know nothing about the situation and I'd like to know. Stephen Gornick explained matters sufficiently well, so unless you have a counterpoint to his explanation, post it rather than try to imply .... What are you implying, exactly? I don't even