The Joe Veleno rule?

Should there be a rule to prevent players from winning medals in special situations?

  • Yes

    Votes: 28 27.7%
  • No

    Votes: 73 72.3%

  • Total voters
    101
  • Poll closed .

saintunspecified

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Nov 30, 2017
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We live in a brief part of time where we want declare people either good or bad. Bad people, we have decided, don't deserve anything but negative consequences, forever and always.

That's a very popular, and very incorrect take. We live in a time where many people believe that people with whom they identify shouldn't face harsh consequences for their actions, while people with whom they don't identify should face harsh consequences.

In a world in which people care about common justice, the issue of whether a player doing something like this gets a medal wouldn't even be an issue, because the notion that he might would make everyone feel embarrassed. Not getting a medal would be a fitting consequence, and it is hardly an unlimited or permanent consequence. There actually being a consequence sets the stage for redemption, as opposed to having a player having to deal with a undefined & potentially unlimited shame.
 

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