Not much point in taking a strong stance in this argument since most of us don't have the details of the story or the specific cause(s) of the banning. The one thing I know for sure is that I hate that {redacted} activity made a violent appearance in our circle of the hobby, and I hate that a member is dead. I don't like the lifestyle that surrounds some activities, and I hope, for the safety of all of us, that it doesn't become more prominent in our ECCIE community. If the situation is the way I think it is, I find it unlikely that an LE investigation would lead down the path of setting up ECCIE sting operations. Unless, of course, the sting operations were for {redacted} activity instead of hobby activity. It's a big leap to assume an unnatural death investigation would lead to trying to get misdemeanor busts hookers and fucktards.