So.. whilst traversing across this forum I for- whatever reason- decided to peruse the "Tribunal" section.
It's truly disheartening that there is pretty much the same amount of downvotes for everybody and anybody who decides that they don't agree with the current system. There should never have been a justice system run by the same people who play the game.

Anybody I've seen even attempt to argue against this would-be Mitt Romney of the Tribunal "JohnnyOmega" has been smashed by downvotes and the most straight-backed, uptight, and robotic replies I've ever witnessed. The most common retort has been "^This guy has had a bad vote from the Tribunal therefore his opinion isn't worth reading". High horses, indeed.

First and foremost, you should not PUNISH somebody whom has 1/5 games warranting a PUNISH. This should be common sense. I bet almost everybody who reads these forums have encountered a game where no matter what sort of influence they've tried to place into the game they were in, they were getting a report whether they liked it or not. Personally, I've been reported by somebody for something as inconclusive as a First Blood. From being First Blooded, the individual made the decision that I was "bad", and then rallied the other team through the 'gift' of all-chat into reporting me at the end of the game. Defending myself gets me reported. Not saying anything gets me reported.

Now I'm not saying that there aren't people on the Tribunal that don't deserve a swift slap with a ban hammer. What I am saying (inb4 religious use of all of these kids' downvote button) is that there are people who end up on the Tribunal under false pretenses. I don't remember which thread I was on, but somebody was trying to express how the Internet as a whole is inhabited by a near infinite amount of personalities. There should not be repercussions just because somebody talks a little bit more crude than you're used to. You can't call the cops on somebody who cusses in front of you whilst behind a counter of some sort in the service industry. You shouldn't be allowed to report somebody just because they say "noob" once or twice. Further to this, the threat of a report should be reportable! How do you think that's going to improve their game, when they are now fearing the potential temp ban or permanent ban just because of a mistake they've made?

This system is heavily flawed. The people who ceaselessly defend it display the same characteristics as members of a cult. Only those cult members will mindlessly attack me, because if you are going to allow for a system run by the players, the system itself should also be open to be modified by the players. Which, unfortunately, is not a reality.

Um no? I got my ban because of trolls. Someone Didn't like my build so they reported me, 3rd game, I got killed and two of my team yelled I was trolling and told the other team to report. Was it true? No but it doesn't mater. Multiple reports get you in the tribunal, but it isn't fair that troll reports also bring you into it. They look at one game, see one swear word and vote punish. No one seems to really take that into account. Someone has a bad game, The tribunal realizes that, that is why one game doesn't make you go to it. But then trolls spam report because they don't like how you're playing, and people ban you because of that only one game? yeah completely fair /sarcasm

bump. Guys plz read this. He makes alot of good points the new gen of tribunal need to understand.

You are aiming for something that we can't expect from real life, so why try to enforce it in a video game? A perfect world, where everybody goes about being 100% happy and offended by nothing at all. The same argument could be said against you as all of your followers make against the people who disagree with the Tribunal - Were you unjustly treated on League and the person was pardoned? Your energy towards the subject suggests a personal agenda.

"Why pardon (a punishable incident) if it will lead to unnecessary suffering for both the accused and his/her victims?"

Well, because if that person truly deserves to reserve a harsher penalty then their actions will speak for themselves and their pattern of behavior will stay negative and "toxic". I've never played a game where the players were so naive as to think they'd never once hear or see something they didn't like. League of Legends, especially after achieving the "Most-Played-Game-In-The-World" thing, should have more than a good idea of what reality will be. If I jump on XBOX Live, I can't expect to not hear somebody swear. If I jump on any multi-player game on Steam, whether it's Counterstrike:GO or L4D or anything like that, I'm not _naive_ enough to think I won't read something which would be punishable on League of Legends. Or worse, see something.

The Tribunal's biggest flaw is that it's being enforced in a game which is solely PvP. The most competitive type of gaming, where it could be argued has the largest gratification at stake, is where they decide to censor the sort of behavior allowed on said game. The larger the competition, the more all of those things like "emotions running high" and all that comes into play. You are punishing people who react in the only way they can when they are frustrated. Why play a game that encourages you to win if you can't become passionate about it? Why should I log on at ALL if I can't invest at all. If you want to play a game to just burn time mindlessly, play Minecraft. If you're going to go and broadcast a Season 2 Finals and obtain insane viewer count and have everybody cheer and scream for their favorite teams and mind-boggling plays, DON'T restrict the players abilities to feel other emotions. That isn't anybody's right to govern. Especially not a one-trick-pony like you, JohnnyOmega.