Bex Punishment and NOLA Tampering Accusations

[Kyle]

Destroying evidence is a punishable offence.

[bex]

A Bex Response, FAQ style (probably part one, we’ll see)

But like, tampering?

TH didn’t tamper me. Isa didn’t tamper me. No one from NOLA tampered me.

Say what you will about me deleting messages, but neither of them tried to talk me into leaving San Jose. They didn’t try to get me to request a trade. There was not tampering. My free agency was not some farce for me to waltz off to NOLA.

As part of the investigation, that chat was poured over. While there were deleted messages (which we’ll address in a moment), upon review of the chat, there was nothing there deemed tampering.

If DD’s allegation that I was tampered for months before joining the second line were true, I would not have been able to wipe it all away with three messages.


You just play favorites and let your friends get away with league crimes.

The reason all of this played out the way it did, the WHOLE reason I had someone who hated me enough to leak private messages cherrypicked to make me look bad, was because I refused to play favorites.

DD opted from a one year and tried to extend for three, which violated a rule. The letter of the law didn’t explicitly cover the situation, but the writer of the law was present and talked HO through how what was done with that contract was a violation. I weighed in on the matter to my friends on the letter being on their side, and was perceived as speaking for all of HO. This is something I’ve already had to answer for.

The team that issued the contract was told to adjust it, and I moved on.

Weeks down the line, I ask if DD ever got his contract adjusted, because I didn’t remember seeing a new one. I said that it seemed like it had sort of been forgotten.

DD and his GM, who I am also friends with, told me “it better stay forgotten.”

I immediately reported to Dwyer. Because that was unacceptable behavior.

You can accuse me of favoritism, but the entire reason any of this happened in the first place was because I refused to let my friends get a free pass.


Deleting things is super suspicious. Why did you delete anything?

From the moment I was made aware of the DD thunder dome sever, I have had multiple anxiety attacks. I did not sleep, I could not eat, I felt like my heart was beating out of my chest constantly. My brain felt like soup. I was not in a reasonable frame of mind when I deleted the joke that I did.

I deleted something not because there was wrongdoing to delete, but because in a frankly horrendous frame of mind after experiencing some of the worst emotional trauma of my life, I followed a split second impulse to delete something that had I not touched, would never have seen the light of day.

This doesn’t make it okay. Not in the slightest. And in talking to those investigating, I told them that I absolutely deserved to be punished for it regardless, and would accept any punishment they deemed appropriate.

I expected to be fired outright.

The fact that I have not been, I believe, comes down to those investigating knowing that I am better than the single dumbest choice I have ever made.

The messages deleted can’t be recovered and I have to live with the regret of my deleting them forever.

Trust is an earned thing, and I have lost a lot of trust as a result of that action.

The chance to regain any amount of trust is perhaps more than I deserve, but I will take it. I love this league. I want to see it run well, and I want to see it thrive. Whether or not I am able to continue in league management after this, I will be dedicating my time left in HO to making sure we are equipped for HO to run as smoothly as possible in this time of great transition.

[Nokazoa]

I'm gonna say this now, I shit talk all of you equally. I vent about you to people you know and don't know. I am the type of person to be civil to your face and vent about you to my friends, so Bex having a channel where they bitch and moan isn't an issue for me, and those that have an issue with it well I can't help ya. I'd rather reveal this aspect of myself incase I get "betrayed." With the current drama cycle, it may be a matter of time. :eyes:

Though deleting that message wasn't a great idea. I like Bex and I know she cares about the league. That said I understand why others feel differently. I am happy with how HO is dealing with the situation, and I am curious who would take the reigns if she is not reinstated as commish. It's not the most coveted job right?

[TomHanks]

Destroying evidence is a punishable offence.

It is. Which is why she's being punished

[speculadora]

DD opted from a one year and tried to extend for three, which violated a rule. The letter of the law didn’t explicitly cover the situation, but the writer of the law was present and talked HO through how what was done with that contract was a violation.

hmm

hmmmm

[bex]

hmm

hmmmm

I will clarify.

A one year ROOKIE contract.

[speculadora]

"The letter of the law didn’t explicitly cover the situation"

YKW did the same thing with Virt and both contracts should be disallowed really, but sure, skirting cap rules is cool over technicalities

also the rulebook technically says the max contract length for <800 TPE is 3 seasons though this has clearly been subject to interpretation throughout league history

[speculadora]

I don't want to get too deep into this, it's a very small thing. just no reason that non-rookies doing the same thing doesn't violate the spirit of the same rule that disallowed DD's contract. in the end, as I said with DD's contract, it's a difference of 1m three seasons from now. just think it's worth thinking about

[bex]

"The letter of the law didn’t explicitly cover the situation"

YKW did the same thing with Virt and both contracts should be disallowed really, but sure, skirting cap rules is cool over technicalities

also the rulebook technically says the max contract length for <800 TPE is 3 seasons though this has clearly been subject to interpretation throughout league history

I waited until I was at the next contract tier to sign my extension specifically to not skirt the cap rules.

I understand being frustrated by this. HO debated on it extensively, and have proposed various rewordings of the rule, but have not yet put any into action.

[Kyle]

Tom Hanks has said the "guilty of Tampering" comment comes from a PM with Dylan Deluxe.

Bex has bragged in the past about how often she DMs Tom Hanks.

I trust that as part of the investigation HO has already or will begin to look at all private messages made between Bex, Tom Hanks, and Dylan Deluxe.