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Thank you. The concept of ""forum shopping"" it completely nonsensical; ArbCom rules say you must have taken other steps first. If you take these steps first it is not ""forum shopping"". I considered going to ArbCom initially and deemed I had not yet suitably addressed the case. As for the analogy, I feel this is much more akin to accusing a police officer of corruption, watching his fellow officers back him up while criticizing the accuser's careful adherence to the law, and then going on to the District Attorney or whatever.   "