Speath nailed it again
Jeff, I was speaking to Adam about a civil case, where the burden of proof is not beyond a reasonable doubt. I don't care what the burden of proof would be--there is no case.
I want to defraud you. I wish I could defraud you. I know how to defraud you. I intend to defraud you. I take no action on any of these states of mind. Have you any case? No. Zippo, nada, zilch.
You claim the ultimate question is whether he wishes to and is capable of committing fraud. I disagree. First of all, he is clearly skilled enough and thus capable of committing the act of passing an altered card, and has been widely known to be so skilled long before this pasted email thread was made public, such that it adds nothing on that issue.
As for his motives and wishes, I too think we're looking at the thought police here. Be forewarned when dealing with Kevin--I get it. Will I ever deal with him again? I will make my own assessment of the card and the circumstances, and likely will deal with him. Will I look at him differently in light of his pasted email thread and its rather mean-spirited remarks? Yes. Will I treat him as a pariah, unworthy of any further contact? Nope.
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