[poop MANIAC(fecal frenzy!!!!!!!!]

This is a very critical error and disgusting breach of trust caused by a lack of due diligence by a volunteer body of staffers. To all involved; your hands were not forced, you elected yourselves into your positions, and you have clearly demonstrated an inability to perform if a mistake of this magnitude was allowed to happen to preserve the sanctity of your cliques(protect the victim- if ever there was a more flimsy excuse). Every day this gentleman was banned is a gross and avoidable violation and frankly, the only decent thing for the responsible parties to do is resign. The official statement is a request for patience and the benefit of the doubt, both of which were clearly not afforded to the victims of this "saga," though I would hardly call a prolonged episode of abuse something so flippantly dismissive.  

In fact, benefit of the doubt is something that seems in rather short supply for much of the non-staff community at large. If a normal player can't simply apologize or make excuses and be free from all consequences, then it is a terrible double-standard that any staff involved in this debacle can. We can talk about "moving forward" all we want but at the end of the day either everyone has to play ball or nobody does. This is not simply something that can be handwaved as an "oopsie-daisy!." This level of abuse cannot be tolerated, and yes it is abuse. Ignorance does not excuse toxic behavior.