Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-11784273-20130902154747/@comment-9890645-20130904193340

Ranoake wrote:

Fair points, which is why we are just asking questions and wanting answers. No one says for sure it is A or B, just that it seems fishy and any law abiding citizen would inquire further to make sure they are not supporting any illegal activity.

If the hackers are smart enough to defer tracing multiple times, then great, but what if they are not? Even if they are, that is still illegal, we just might not be able to prove it as easily, or at all. Asking the site and Mobage some pointed questions will give us more information that we can use to assess the situation better and be more confident in stating that either something illegal is going on or not.

I think asking those questions is reasonable given the situation. Mouth frothing defenses that includes 'it is no one's business' is just not a valid argument at this point. You are not required to defend yourself against frivolous claims, but I don't think this is frivolous.

As for responsibility, again, ignorance is not an excuse. You can't claim to 'not know' and therefore be fine using a service, when you have reasonable suspicion of something potentially illegal under the covers. Ethically you are required to ask. Legally maybe not required, but you are responsible if it is linked to you. So the smart person would ask. If you offer to sell me something, must I always ask, "Did you obtain this illegally?" Let's face it; that rarely happens. Even if I did ask you, YOU COULD LIE TO ME - and you probably would!!! So "the smart person would ask" is a cop-out. The smart thief would lie his ass off and you'd NEVER know.

This is frivolous because it is between her and Mobage and NOT ANY OF US. It's not your business what she spends as it's not hers what you spend. You choose to make it your business because you are convinced she is wrong, but it's just not that simple, and THAT is simply obvious.