On Being Fair (Gaming)

by EffortlessFury , Monday, May 28, 2018, 00:30 (2379 days ago) @ Cody Miller

You raise good points. David Cage is very unlikely to starve to death, but many other people can be hurt if he and this game are hurt.

Never in a million years would you hear the following:

"Your honor, while my client committed armed robbery, he is the sole breadwinner for his wife and 5 kids. They have nobody else, and they will be hurt without his income. So you can't send him to prison."

But that's what you are arguing. And that's why people in power never get punished. It's a bullshit way to look at things dude.

I get the sense that the caution being discussed is against premature judgement and "sentencing" via the court of public opinion. In your example, the court case is underway, and would certainly be the point in time to judge the person, regardless of their employer or bread-winning status.