How the fuck is there a statute of limitations for rape in New York?

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Honestly I wish we'd use the nuclear option to send Drich on his way.  I don't think anyone appreciates hearing from him and some of us don't like what he brings out in us.  

With God'sChild I always felt like there was some warmth and humanity there even though his responses became pretty predictable and of little interest to anyone here.  I don't think he was toxic at all.

Does anyone at all like the topics, discussion or presence of Drich?  If not, how would we activate the nuclear option for the first time?

God'sChild was banned, but not THIS moron?!  WTF?  

To answer your question: No.  I feel Drich's presence is absolutely toxic to this forum.  I think he argues in a particular, round-about way on purpose to send threads spiraling for pages and pages.  I can NEVER discern what his sincere feelings on a subject are (which again, it seems he's vague on purpose to keep people biting at him), and he insults people in incredibly hurtful ways because he knows it will derail the thread, giving him the opportunity to send us around and around for no good reason.  He's practically admitted as much in this very thread, ffs!  If this isn't the definition of trollish behavior worthy of a permaban, then I don't know what is.

I've argued for his banning too. The "rule" about overwhelming negative influence is clearly a fig-leaf, aimed at demonstrating that the forum is "friendly", but honored only, as in this thread, only in the breach.

I didn't, haven't, and won't argue for his banning on the basis of his opinions. My willingness to disagree agreeably is a matter of record. But I have, and will, argue for his banning on the basis of being an ugly voice content to make posts designed to inflict hurt upon other members; and chasing off members who have so much good to add to this forum. Two of the three have returned, it's true; but if anyone thinks this thread has not affected perceptions of this forum, ask yourselves why the "Newly Departed" thread has been so busy lately.

Drich is a cunt, and if the Staff here are content with his presence here on the basis of free speech, then I'll be happy to exercise the same avenue, and the Staff can clean up every thread we shit up with pointless argumentation ... ain't my circus, ain't my monkeys.

But we should not ever let him spew this shit unanswered. If that means the forum gets twisted around his axle, them's the breaks. He and his ilk should never go unanswered.