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Originally Posted by DCHI194
If we're going to get into a discussion of morality, then I think it is wholely justifiable.
Whether it satisfies etiquette is another question. But rules and laws are supposed to reflect the morals of a given situation, it being society, sports or games....if it were immoral, it would be against the rules.
Also, on a strictly philosophical basis I can't think of any reason why it would be immoral. From a utilitarian perspective it is the right action to stall...because everyone that is eliminated in the stalling period moves all of the people being stalled up in the money. It isn't robbing them of anything other than time that they would have most likely spent at the table anyway.
From a Kantian perspective I suppose you are using the time of others as a means to an end but again, it seems unclear as to why this would be wrong if they would have spent the same amount of time at the table regardless. By sayng you're morally wrong for stalling you're sort of committing yourself to the view that slower live dealers are morally inferior to faster live dealers....because time is passing with fewer hands being dealt which is the only thing you can fault a staller for...
Well, let's discuss it on a more grand scale. The other night I was at a party where someone said "id I don't get pulled over, then who cares", when discussing driving drunk. I think society, as a whole, makes conscious decisions strictly by the letter of the law, or the likelihood of being caught, rather than their own good judgment and qualities. Also, I completely disagree with your line, "if it were immoral, it would be against the rules" - there are more than a handful of unacceptable actions that simply don't translate well in writing. Sometimes, you are forced to give people the benefit of the doubt and assume they are aware enough not to conduct themselves in certain manners or shoot angles.
In addition, there is some serious disconnect in a lot of the philosophical examples you've given, but I think it's an irrelevant perspective and aside from the original point.
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Originally Posted by ix.spider.uk
Morals are subjective. In some cultures people think its totally fine for people who commit adultery to be executed; in others they just put them on day-time tv. To suggest that stalling is morally wrong, and thus should not be permitted, is an invalid and base-less argument, because not everyone would agree that it is morally wrong, whilst others would point out that, as poker is a selfish game of small edges, what place is there for morals in the first place? Tbh, DN really doesn't represent Stars well when he attacks, and labels someone as 'a cheater' for doing something they are perfectly justified to do by the only criteria that matters - whats allowed and what's not -. But I expect he's anger is less to do with the player's actions, and more to do with his own life tilt as per usual.
Well, people would argue that cursing at the table isn't morally wrong (but it's against the rules in most regards @ WSOP). Also, in general, morals themselves aren't "subjective"... the severity and punishments are. It's generally understood and accepted that adultery is wrong, the punishment is where the subjective-ness lies.
However, I do agree that Daniel calling this player a "cheater" is absurd, out of line, and off mark. It would need to be against the rules to label someone a cheater.
Last edited by ArcadianSky; 04-18-2009 at 03:57 AM.