On July 14 2016 13:42 blade55555 wrote:
Man at first I missed the appeal part and was thinking he was somehow cleared. Damn you life for match fixing.

i made the same mistake

insitelol

845 Posts

July 14 2016 07:13 GMT

#25

Anyone knows exactly how a suspended sentence works in this case? Is it suspended because of his age and he will actually be impriosoned after 3 years? Or this means he will not be imprisoned if he doesn't do anything illegal within a 3 years period?

Riner1212

United States337 Posts

July 14 2016 07:17 GMT

#26

and why is this still a topic? the guy did it to himself and it serves him right.

ZigguratOfUr

Iraq16955 Posts

July 14 2016 07:18 GMT

#27

On July 14 2016 16:13 insitelol wrote:
Anyone knows exactly how a suspended sentence works in this case? Is it suspended because of his age and he will actually be impriosoned after 3 years? Or this means he will not be imprisoned if he doesn't do anything illegal within a 3 years period?

The later. He'll be on probation for 3 years, and if he breaks probation (by committing a crime or breaking whatever conditions the judge gave him) he'll have to serve the 18 months in prison.

schimmetje

Netherlands1104 Posts

July 14 2016 07:25 GMT

#28

On July 14 2016 16:12 TequilaMockingbird wrote:
Man reading this opens up old wounds again... I had almost managed to forget...
Why Life. Damn you. Why !!!

Ugh this. I'd forgotten, just recently got back into the game and *insert Batman sound effect here*. Such a waste.

Aelendis

Belgium892 Posts

July 14 2016 08:10 GMT

#29

On July 14 2016 15:21 sc2randomize wrote:
Dang. Does anyone know how Korea treats people with criminal records? I know in the US he'd basically be f***ed for life (no pun intended) after getting a criminal record: automatic rejection by most universities, no decent career prospects, etc.

You are rejected by universities in the US if you have any kind of criminal record or is it case by case?

[PkF] Wire

France24239 Posts

July 14 2016 08:15 GMT

#30

greed can really mess up people. Damn you Life, you had such a bright future ahead of you...

Elentos

55594 Posts

July 14 2016 08:17 GMT

#31

I like how through this roundabout way we for the first time officially hear that KeSPA banned him for life.

Heyoka

Katowice25012 Posts

July 14 2016 08:18 GMT

#32

On July 14 2016 17:10 Aelendis wrote:

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You are rejected by universities in the US if you have any kind of criminal record or is it case by case?

Anecdotally I have more than a few friends with felonies who have been accepted into good 4 year programs so I don't think this is a black and white thing. It does make the job hunt harder, though.

Hadoken!

8 Posts

July 14 2016 08:19 GMT

#33

I'm not good with laws. What does "18 months in jail, suspended for three years" mean?

beentheredonethat

2934 Posts

July 14 2016 08:34 GMT

#34

Please change the title. I was so happy to read that the charges are dismissed and he's free to go when reality kicked in.

Elentos

55594 Posts

July 14 2016 08:35 GMT

#35

On July 14 2016 17:19 Hadoken! wrote:
I'm not good with laws. What does "18 months in jail, suspended for three years" mean?

If he commits any offenses in the next 3 years, or breaks any rules and regulations determined by the judge, he has to serve 18 months in jail. If he doesn't, he won't have to spend any more time in jail.

On July 14 2016 17:34 beentheredonethat wrote:
Please change the title. I was so happy to read that the charges are dismissed and he's free to go when reality kicked in.

It doesn't say "charges dismissed" so it's not like the title is lying to you.

Thouhastmail

Korea (North)876 Posts

July 14 2016 08:46 GMT

#36

He would be exempted from military service (or, rejected) and divested of his right to vote during his time.(if the crime was committed before 2014).

Of course, he would get all the disadvantages you mentioned.

Penev

28536 Posts

July 14 2016 08:47 GMT

#37

Life argued that he had already been jailed for two months following the charges

This part is a bit weird, I thought it was established he could not be held in prison for more than about a month, guess not

SlammerSC2

77 Posts

July 14 2016 09:04 GMT

#38

Only in Korea. In Denmark he would most likely just have recieved a fine

Zergiica

Croatia128 Posts

July 14 2016 09:19 GMT

#39

and again gamers are punished but criminals that approched them aren't.

and again greatest zerg of his time goes down. something is in the swarm :/

really, this is so bad, there is so much money in gaming and games are played by kids without education or mentors. they are easy targets.

Ja.Y.

United States253 Posts

July 14 2016 09:28 GMT

#40

I've always enjoyed watching Life play and his play style was definitely one that could get anyone invested into SC2. It's sad to see someone of his caliber and influence go down in shame. I don't think Life should have an asterisk next to his accomplishment (titles, achievements, whatever you want to include in there) and what he's done but he should be used as a proving point that no programmer is safe from the wrath of the system when it comes to match-fixing.

Hopefully this will spark something from KeSPA and other teams to implement more oversight and educate their players about match-fixing. Then, I'm an optimist and always hoping for the best, so we'll see.

I'm going to miss watching Life vs. PartinG (yes, I know PartinG has been relatively absent from the scene, or to my knowledge he's been). I'll forever consider Life the best SC2 Zerg player, ever.