Bans exist to keep our game safe . If a player behaves in a way that makes other players fearful or significantly uncomfortable , we should definitely consider removing them . Because of that , I think your examples are pretty clear cut . Here ' s how I would react if the example players were member of my park . If my players are worried that Greg will commit another felony like the one he just got done serving time for , then I don ' t really want him around . I would have encouraged an indefinite ban once we were convinced that the crime happened with the idea that it could be revisited at some point in the future when my players were no longer worried that they might be his next target . I don ' t really care about John ' s past your example suggests it was a long time ago if it seems like he ' s not that violent person anymore . If a player routinely gets so bad they need to be regularly asked to leave , then they probably shouldn ' t be welcomed back . That player is detrimental to the park . I don ' t care how long he ' s played Amtgard . Being a bit creepy and being a sexual predator are two completely different things . If the players believe that Calvin is dangerous , he should find another hobby . If they just think he ' s a bit weird but are worried about the nature of what he was accused of they should , they should open a dialog with him and let him know what their concerns are and work from there . I don ' t think your second to last paragraph is very accurate , and it makes a lot of assumptions . Perhaps it ' s a geographical difference , but we tend to handle the at Amtgard or away from Amtgard issue by asking the question , is that player a detriment to our park because of what they ' ve done ? If you sexually assault , injure , or harass someone outside of Amtgard , there is generally a reasonable fear that you ' ll repeat the behavior with Amtgarders or at Amtgard . People assign different amounts of importance to other crimes , which influence their fear that action outside of Amtgard may he repeated at Amtgard . Do we need to refine ban rules ? No . Do we need to learn from our history and work to make sure our elected leaders are using the tools at their disposal responsibly ? Absolutely .