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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4969039" data-attributes="member: 2732">Reading the PDF again, I find the following Ironic.Mod edit: Let us not engage in analysis of religous belief systems, please.&nbsp; That way lies offense and argument.I also find it ironic that the guys on RPTools considered ENWorld &quot;working with WoTC&quot; and attempting to incriminate the Polish defendant by listing the thread on their news page, while the thread from RPTools incriminated Mr Becker!Well, at the very least, it sends a message that if you get caught, WoTC will enforce their rights.&nbsp; There are two basic reasons Law works.&nbsp; Honor/Guilt and Fear.&nbsp; Honor/Guilt involves the party having enough self-awareness to see how he's hurting others, or feeling guilty for his actions if he does something wrong--something ethics, religion, and a good conscience teaches you.&nbsp; But at the more primal level there is fear.&nbsp; You have to be fearful of what would happen if you get caught doing a crime.&nbsp; The punishment for crime is the way to do this.WoTC sent a message to people and it's very likely now that some who thought &quot;everybody does it, nobody will care&quot; will now say &quot;crap, they take this seriously, I could spend years it debt, no way am I going to do that&quot;.&nbsp; And that's what counts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 4969039, member: 2732"] Reading the PDF again, I find the following Ironic. [color=red][i]Mod edit: Let us not engage in analysis of religous belief systems, please. That way lies offense and argument.[/i][/color] I also find it ironic that the guys on RPTools considered ENWorld "working with WoTC" and attempting to incriminate the Polish defendant by listing the thread on their news page, while the thread from RPTools incriminated Mr Becker! Well, at the very least, it sends a message that if you get caught, WoTC will enforce their rights. There are two basic reasons Law works. Honor/Guilt and Fear. Honor/Guilt involves the party having enough self-awareness to see how he's hurting others, or feeling guilty for his actions if he does something wrong--something ethics, religion, and a good conscience teaches you. But at the more primal level there is fear. You have to be fearful of what would happen if you get caught doing a crime. The punishment for crime is the way to do this. WoTC sent a message to people and it's very likely now that some who thought "everybody does it, nobody will care" will now say "crap, they take this seriously, I could spend years it debt, no way am I going to do that". And that's what counts. [/QUOTE]

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