We were due for something from the dark and seedy side of gaming retail. I just didn't expect this.
According to a local paper, John Dawe of Kingston was arrested on a slew of charges related to an internet sting where he had communications with who he thought was a 15-year old boy.
John is one of the investors/partners of one of the local game shops, and he used the store to help lure the fictional 15-year old to meet up with him.
Now, this is completely unacceptable in any situation, and we've seen enough of these scenarios that we know the only thing the accused will be sorry for will be sorry for getting caught. Within this world of gaming retail, I've heard too many stories from too many people about too many stores. Outside of the thankfully distant story about Adventure Games in Dickson City, I've rarely heard of concrete evidence or law enforcement stepping in.
And while all of this is horrible to the any real victims that may or may not exist, and ruinous to the store, the employees, and the community (Everything on social media has either been removed or scrubbed), the one thing that makes me furious is the final line of the article. Those original charges alone should remove someone from consideration to run a store with any kids of any gender or age.
I'm not one to embrace the thoroughly majority disgusted with most proposition, but I'm just repulsed by it all. Even if things can somehow be addressed with the LGS, allowing such a character with such a history to do conduct business under the company is much more than just a black mark on the company.
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