<p>Simba, I also believe in giving people second chances, but reserve them for people who show a modicum of contrition for their actions. I also believe that the punishment should fit the crime, and in this case, except for the very justifiable embarassment and the cancellation of rewards obtained under false pretenses, there were none. </p>
<p>For the record, lifting a couple of dozens passages from other books, and insisting in denying the obvious is a bit more than a small blip. This said, I would have been with you in offering forgiveness and understanding, if I had seen the smallest indication that this person were in fact seeking it. All I saw was brash denial and the same misplaced arrogance that got her in trouble in the first place. </p>
<p>But again, you’re far more forgiving than I am.</p>