[jchw]

At least bad opinions on Twitter are not a crime... and you know, perhaps Ars shouldn’t bring it up, but it’s hard when they themselves refer to it as a personal set back. But even though I absolutely believe everyone deserves a second chance, I really find it hard to sympathize with a person who does what is alleged, doesn’t apologize (as far as I have heard), attempts to flee the charges, then has the gull to lament over how it has negatively impacted their career. At this point it feels like they are more upset about how they had to face consequences for their actions than anything else.

I don’t wish perpetual punishment on anyone for almost any reason. But still... it feels like some necessary self-improvement is sorely missing. I certainly say this as a person who is flawed and full of anti-patterns.

[michaelmrose]

Adults rarely change their essential character. Most criminals guilty of substantial predictable harm to others are unethical people. Those who integrate with society successfully learn not to do stupid destructive things. They are not likely to stop being terrible people.

Anyone who would try to drive people out of their homes by destroying them while they live in them is a terrible person without redemption.

His inability to turn away money to do work he had no intention or capability to complete just demonstrates this.

Perpetual punishment is pointless but everyone has a right to know the kind of person they are dealing with.