I've been around the TD block for quite some time copper. I've played on TD since Primigenia days with Jam in ~06. In ~'08 me and 44cal traded #1 on CS:S for around 6 months. If you remember 3xtr3m3, I'm one of the people who pushed for his ban/demo'd him for weeks. I'm pretty sure anyone who is old school remembers me.
I'm only stepping up and commenting because I've never seen something like this happen in the 7 or so years I've been on TD. I've never seen someone banned for their "playstyle" with little-to-no public evidence. I'm not active on the forums anymore, so maybe I just dont "get" how things work. If evidence isn't posted in public anymore, I don't have much to say. If the unposted evidence is damning and buckshot vouches that it's solid, then I don't have anything to add. But as someone who has watched such a wonderful community grow bigger, get better, and even struggle at times (IE Mahone/Jeffy days), I feel like this is a place I need to comment. TD has been and is my only CS home and has been for the 590 logged CS:S hours, 200 CS:go hours, and probably over 1500+ hours before steam kept track. Nothing matches the community/players. I've watched the "bad" players progress to be better than myself, made a lot of friends, and have had a ton of fun on TD. I just don't want to lose that experience and I wouldn't want other players to be removed from the fun/community without a valid reason.
I've seen the witchhunts happen before and have even wielded the pitchforks at times. I'd like to see the situation be resolved fairly and with humanity - that's what TD has always been about. It's not just a random pub, it's way more than that. If this fellow has committed an offence that is grave enough to be removed from the community, it should be certain that emotions aren't clouding justice. If I can at all be part of that and my view is accepted/wanted, I feel obligated to pitch in. It's difficult to ban the #1 player because he's also usually the most notorious/hated player. I've raged when ace killed me hundreds of times. From my observation, I never saw anything that seemed illegitimate - I only watched him for 2-3hrs though. So, like I said, others might have better accounts. If it's a true community, some people like myself will attempt to defend the due process and make sure there is a defense.
I'll be here regardless of how it turns out, but I just hope the side of the discussion that I am seeing isn't the new precedent. I hope there really is a damn good reason and I do have faith that people like buckshot/biop are acting in what they think is in the best interest of the community. Just trying to endorse fairness, a due process, and justice. Not bitching :)