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Originally posted by Goaswerfraiejen:
What happens in 2049 that makes it OK for him to play again, in WOTC's eyes?

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The game or he will most likely no longer exist?

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Originally posted by hilikuS:
Volc, you're a lawyer right? So I think you're definitely seeing it from the eyes of the law here. Like, I tend to agree with you. I think it's messed up when people serve their time and then get screwed on stuff like this. It's crappy, unfair, and unjust.

However, I think slurpee's point is the one that matters. WoTC is definitely playing damage control. This is a PR move to me, and this guy is unfortunately their scapegoat. They wash themselves of any problems this guy might cause (although nobody has mentioned a record of him doing ANYTHING at a Magic event), and for a lot of people it makes them like Wizards a lot more for it.

Wizards can now pander to all of the anti-bullying group hug **** that goes on in this country. That's a lot of parents who have teenagers that play the game, and a lot of other people too. It's gotta be because it's so prevalent in society. It's just a good move on their part.

So Volcanon, I super agree with you that this SHOULDN'T happen, but it is the right move for Wizards.

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Canadian lawyer. American laws are often pretty different. It's pretty obvious that Hasbro or whomever doesn't want anything to do with him based on potential bad optics. If whats-his-name the loudmouth had not brought up his history then there may have been no issue.

They made that clear already. I think taking his MTGO collection is questionable because there's no threat to anybody if they play "CardB33st10", an account used by somebody with a criminal conviction.

What happened and what is in that old newspaper article are not necessarily what actually happened. We'll never know, because he did a plea bargain. It's entirely possible he could have won in a trial. Or he could have lost. A lot of people plead out in criminal trials because they don't want to pay a lawyer a lot of money to maybe win or are afraid of going through a trial. Who knows?