(11-25-2018, 08:03 PM)Kris Kringle Wrote: If an action is, as you say, not codified as a crime, what justification is there for any punishment?

In this case there is a history of the offense being codified as a crime in the relevant jurisdiction. 

I would also point that it is likely that this will again become codified in response to this event. 

Furthermore, I believe that the action I have requested the court take is less of a punishment and more of an action of equity that allows for the wrong actions to be corrected. 

To awnser your question directly I would believe that there is justification because it is a violation of ethics, and a violation of the unspoken contract of participation in the RMB. It is also a violation of past and future codified laws.