I will use the Chuggaaconroy situation to say that, despite the wrongdoing, we should not hold this against him until the end of time. The Completionist and Illuminaughtii situations of the past year have shown us the type of deplorable people that truly deserve to be deplatformed forever, and this just isn't one of them.
This is to say, for the comparatively (key word comparatively) minor issues like this, given time and clear genuine regret, we should give these creators another chance to create. This doesn't just go for Chugga, but past controversies like Mini Ladd and Nappy. Let them build themselves back up again, and if they even so much as send another bad message, send them back to the brig.
This post is not to downplay those hurt in any way by these creators. The things they did were terrible in their own right even if they're not as bad as the bigger bads on the internet. We just risk a worse spiral in these people if we don't leave room for rehabilitation.
We also can't see a change from them if we don't allow them the chance to do so. And if they don't decide to come back, I hope we all can wish them the best of luck on the road to recovery. There is something inherently wrong happening in these cases to lead down paths like pedophilia, so we should at least stay sympathetic and positive toward people who are actually trying to better themselves. Perhaps a "good job getting help, but don't push it" type approach could fit well here.
This post is also not here to cover for or condone Chugga's actions; I'm just using him to express a thought I've had for a while. If you disagree, that's fine too. I understand that this is a radical thought on a difficult topic.
