Thread:J1coupe/@comment-5820696-20130612222720/@comment-4328703-20130614140434

@Piet:

The problem with giving him a trial is that we're just giving into his demands.

Metaphor: If he did this exact same thing, but he kept asking for an ice cream cone instead of a trial, you're suggesting we give him that ice cream cone. So in turn, we are not punishing him, but we are instead rewarding him.

And the damage that one trial can cause might not seem like much when the trial happens, but now more and more people would want trials, and we'd be spending more time giving trials than being Admins.

But what's the point of giving him a trial anyways? We have solid evidence and we know for a fact that he's guilty of harrassment to the point of Sierra wanting to leave. Giving him a trial lets in the possibility to not punish him for it.