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FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
July 14 2016 16:05 GMT
#81
On July 14 2016 19:20 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 14 2016 19:12 Hularuns wrote:
Life should stream SC2, learn English and just compete in foreign tournaments. He's banned by Kespa, not the world \o/

Most streaming platforms work with KeSPA and don't let match fixers stream.


Which is good. We do not need match fixer on this scene.
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Seedfan
Profile Joined July 2016
58 Posts
July 14 2016 16:05 GMT
#82
Life, young and stupid, made a mistake

Save all your anger for actual atrocities and harmful crimes, though
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
July 14 2016 16:13 GMT
#83
On July 15 2016 00:31 iamkaokao wrote:
good thing they are destroying his life , because of the "damage he did" , just make him pay a fee.. instead of making 2 month of agonizing drama.. that surely did much more damage than if they shut their mouth and ask for a reasonable fee..

this shows how doing the right can damage way more , they did infinitely more damage , banning the best player in the world and byong , and making public the case , how does that helped the scene ? they did inmeasurable damage to the scene.. nobody woulda given a fuck if they didn't do this..


I mean he did something illegal and the state of Korea punish him for it according to their law, what do you want them to do? The judge and policement don't care (or at least should not care) about the state of starcraft when they are working.

I guess Kespa could have not ban them, but the 2 month "drama" was just the judiary power working and taking his time. It was not Kespa who prosecuted Life it was the state of Korea since it was a criminal offense and not a civil offense, so no they could not ask for just a fee.

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Brutaxilos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2624 Posts
July 14 2016 16:18 GMT
#84
So is Life still in jail right now? That's what 18 month imprisonment means right?
In my opinion, even though his crimes were atrocious and I can't forgive him for it, I don't think it deserves jail time. Jail is for people who are dangerous to society. He hurt a scene but never put anyone in harm.
Jangbi favorite player. Forever~ CJ herO the King of IEM. BOMBERRRRRRRR. Sexy Boy Rogue. soO #1! Oliveira China Represent!
ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
July 14 2016 16:22 GMT
#85
On July 15 2016 01:18 Brutaxilos wrote:
So is Life still in jail right now? That's what 18 month imprisonment means right?
In my opinion, even though his crimes were atrocious and I can't forgive him for it, I don't think it deserves jail time. Jail is for people who are dangerous to society. He hurt a scene but never put anyone in harm.

Life was in jail (not prison) for around 2 months while things were being investigated and the trial was going on. He now has a suspended sentence which basically means he's on probation, and if he doesn't violate the probation any time in the next 3 years, then he won't have to do the 18 months imprisonment.
KatatoniK
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United Kingdom978 Posts
July 14 2016 16:23 GMT
#86
On July 15 2016 01:18 Brutaxilos wrote:
So is Life still in jail right now? That's what 18 month imprisonment means right?
In my opinion, even though his crimes were atrocious and I can't forgive him for it, I don't think it deserves jail time. Jail is for people who are dangerous to society. He hurt a scene but never put anyone in harm.


His sentence was suspended, so he doesn't have to go to jail unless he commits another crime.
Flying on the Jin Air hype plane. Lets go Maru, Rogue, sOs and the handsome CJ herO
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
July 14 2016 16:43 GMT
#87
Any successful Korean pro gamer really should know about how serious match fixing is regardless of their age.

Life is not a child anymore. Maybe 5 years ago it would have been less serious. But he's old enough to be tried for his crime I think.
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
iamkaokao
Profile Joined March 2011
108 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-14 16:56:38
July 14 2016 16:56 GMT
#88
On July 15 2016 01:13 Nakajin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 15 2016 00:31 iamkaokao wrote:
good thing they are destroying his life , because of the "damage he did" , just make him pay a fee.. instead of making 2 month of agonizing drama.. that surely did much more damage than if they shut their mouth and ask for a reasonable fee..

this shows how doing the right can damage way more , they did infinitely more damage , banning the best player in the world and byong , and making public the case , how does that helped the scene ? they did inmeasurable damage to the scene.. nobody woulda given a fuck if they didn't do this..


I mean he did something illegal and the state of Korea punish him for it according to their law, what do you want them to do? The judge and policement don't care (or at least should not care) about the state of starcraft when they are working.

I guess Kespa could have not ban them, but the 2 month "drama" was just the judiary power working and taking his time. It was not Kespa who prosecuted Life it was the state of Korea since it was a criminal offense and not a civil offense, so no they could not ask for just a fee.



i think we all agree that he should be punished , im just saying just because one of the charges was the "damage done to the scene.." i thought it was ironic since this action pretty much destroyed sc2 and the whole zerg race not "literally" but did way more damage than it woulda been just with a fee , things like this happen in daily bases in any sport.. and they keep playing
Psychobabas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
2531 Posts
July 14 2016 17:11 GMT
#89
I hope he gets the maximum sentence.
Brutaxilos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2624 Posts
July 14 2016 17:12 GMT
#90
On July 15 2016 01:22 ZAiNs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 15 2016 01:18 Brutaxilos wrote:
So is Life still in jail right now? That's what 18 month imprisonment means right?
In my opinion, even though his crimes were atrocious and I can't forgive him for it, I don't think it deserves jail time. Jail is for people who are dangerous to society. He hurt a scene but never put anyone in harm.

Life was in jail (not prison) for around 2 months while things were being investigated and the trial was going on. He now has a suspended sentence which basically means he's on probation, and if he doesn't violate the probation any time in the next 3 years, then he won't have to do the 18 months imprisonment.

Alright then, I think that sentence is perfectly valid. Regardless of what he did, I still hope he can something to do with his life in the future. Even criminals should have a chance to integrate with society.
Jangbi favorite player. Forever~ CJ herO the King of IEM. BOMBERRRRRRRR. Sexy Boy Rogue. soO #1! Oliveira China Represent!
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
July 14 2016 17:33 GMT
#91
On July 15 2016 01:56 iamkaokao wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 15 2016 01:13 Nakajin wrote:
On July 15 2016 00:31 iamkaokao wrote:
good thing they are destroying his life , because of the "damage he did" , just make him pay a fee.. instead of making 2 month of agonizing drama.. that surely did much more damage than if they shut their mouth and ask for a reasonable fee..

this shows how doing the right can damage way more , they did infinitely more damage , banning the best player in the world and byong , and making public the case , how does that helped the scene ? they did inmeasurable damage to the scene.. nobody woulda given a fuck if they didn't do this..


I mean he did something illegal and the state of Korea punish him for it according to their law, what do you want them to do? The judge and policement don't care (or at least should not care) about the state of starcraft when they are working.

I guess Kespa could have not ban them, but the 2 month "drama" was just the judiary power working and taking his time. It was not Kespa who prosecuted Life it was the state of Korea since it was a criminal offense and not a civil offense, so no they could not ask for just a fee.



i think we all agree that he should be punished , im just saying just because one of the charges was the "damage done to the scene.." i thought it was ironic since this action pretty much destroyed sc2 and the whole zerg race not "literally" but did way more damage than it woulda been just with a fee , things like this happen in daily bases in any sport.. and they keep playing


Ah ok got you, but I think damage done to the scene was more of an agravating factor then a charge (I could be wrong on that one, I can't read korean), because his action impacted the credibility of other person as well as Kespa he should be punish more.

It does seems a bit ironic in this situation, but I feel like it make sense, his action were not only ilegal but they also hurt other people so it is more severe, also they kind of have to respect legal precedents.

Even if he only got a fee it would still have hurt Kespa has an organisation and other esport member, having him continue to play would not have been all that much better either, outside of making it seems less riscky for other to do it, it could also have cause a huge controversy, just look at all that happen around MK when he continue to play after beeing only suspected of matchfixing.

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Antonidas
Profile Joined August 2014
United States105 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-14 18:19:39
July 14 2016 18:06 GMT
#92
= [ TT We all make mistakes. Poor Life.


Flash vs Life in the MLG (I think it was) -> won me over. BLizzcon 2014 and 2015... good times.............................TT

Life is still one of my favorite players.

I would love to help him out financially. However, I doubt this mistake will haunt him for the rest of his life -- ain't mass murder, although still bad. He just happened to be presented with a temptation that nearly all of us will never be given because he's so damn smart and perservering. This guy can reach for the stars.



I really hope that somehow he comes back to Starcraft II or some other eSport.
as long as there is Starcraft, life is good *insert propaganda here*
stilt
Profile Joined October 2012
France2749 Posts
July 14 2016 18:18 GMT
#93
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.


Same
This still breaks my heart.
supernovamaniac
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States3046 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-14 18:40:47
July 14 2016 18:36 GMT
#94
We could support a match fixer who's amazing at SC2 to keep playing while we see more high profile tournaments disappear due to match fixing.

Or we could ban him from the scene to let the professional scene grow, although already damaged.

It's one or the other.


EDIT: I also love how people are saying that the events pretty much killed his life from here-on. He can do whatever he wants (although he does have the criminal record now) outside of eSports.
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20-Minute-Jackal
Profile Joined May 2015
United States336 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-14 18:46:31
July 14 2016 18:38 GMT
#95
On July 14 2016 22:29 Nakajin wrote:
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On July 14 2016 20:36 Makro wrote:
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.

that's almost the same case everywhere, i think life's life is now done


Lets not get over dramatic, it is just one crime and a relatively minor one, I am guessing he still got a very healty bank acount for his age. He won't do prison it is just a fine

Most university are still going to accept him, the best one may not but the public one will at least look at it and in programs that don't make cut at the entrance, most of humam science, comunication, art and some administration programs he should be able to enter. He was not guilty of gun possession, rape or murder it was just illegal gambling.

Finding a good job is going to be a lot harder but it is very much douable, the offense is not that bad and he can always try to defends himself in interview blaming it on his age or the pression from the mob.

His life is not over at, he made it a lot more difficult that it needed to be but all and all a criminal record vs a 200k+ bank acount for a 18 years old his not that bad.

I would be a lot more worry for b4 or Enough.

You're making it sound like Life has more money then he may actually have. If the gambling rumors are true, Life has already pissed away most of his legitimate earnings and that's why he agreed to match-fix in the first place, he needed more cash to either gamble more, or pay off previous gambling debts.
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
July 14 2016 19:14 GMT
#96
Yeah, get fucked
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Acritter
Profile Joined August 2010
Syria7637 Posts
July 14 2016 19:15 GMT
#97
Oh wow, he got into gambling? Poor kid, no wonder things ended up this way.

I have to agree that jail time seems unnecessary, though. To be honest, given how poor his finances are, a fine seems pointless too. Banning him from his livelihood, even if for "only" five or ten years or what have you, would be enough to seriously punish his crime. Life's going to be wishing he'd just done differently for the rest of his days.
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HornyHerring
Profile Joined March 2011
Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
July 14 2016 19:35 GMT
#98
Get rekt life
oh, hai
Agh
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States928 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-14 20:03:07
July 14 2016 20:02 GMT
#99
On July 14 2016 18:56 JackONeill wrote:
Young or not, Life's illegal actions were especially unforgivable because he did it while still at the top. I mean I can understand that Yoda would do such a thing because he wasn't performing anymore. When you're a professional player and you're on the down slope, I can understand (not approuve, but understand) that you'd do this kind of stuff.
But life was still a very, very good player, probably top 5-10 Z in the world.

I'm glad he gets fully and extensively punished by the righteous arm of korean justice.



You're failing to take into account that a lot of the top players do not enjoy playing the game, and only do so because they are good at it.
I may appear to be an emotionless sarcastic pos, but just like an onion when you pull off more and more layers you find the exact same thing everytime and you start crying
FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-14 20:20:01
July 14 2016 20:19 GMT
#100
On July 15 2016 05:02 Agh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 14 2016 18:56 JackONeill wrote:
Young or not, Life's illegal actions were especially unforgivable because he did it while still at the top. I mean I can understand that Yoda would do such a thing because he wasn't performing anymore. When you're a professional player and you're on the down slope, I can understand (not approuve, but understand) that you'd do this kind of stuff.
But life was still a very, very good player, probably top 5-10 Z in the world.

I'm glad he gets fully and extensively punished by the righteous arm of korean justice.



You're failing to take into account that a lot of the top players do not enjoy playing the game, and only do so because they are good at it.


A Lot ? Where does this comes from ? Like who ? You can't be at the top without liking what you do.
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