For a long time now the release scene has become full of groups and individuals who consistently steal and rip genuine work from other teams. Seek n Destroy has never been one to condone such flagrant acts. We have always regarded ourselves to be better than that, trying to be a role model for how a release team should act and behave in the scene. We have always tried to set and maintain what we regard as very basic scene standards and courtesy.
On July 31st it came as a shock to us all in Seek n Destroy when we were publicly informed that one of our members had been caught stealing another teams work. At first we doubted such an act especially when it concerned one of our most respected and highly rated members of our release team. Unfortunately after analyzing the information presented to us it became clear the accusation was true that one of our members, syk071c, had chosen to turn to such acts.
We do not understand why he did this or can explain the reasoning behind it. Seek n Destroy is a close knit group with many members who would have gladly helped him overcome challenging obstacles had he asked.
It is with great sadness that we are forced by his own hand to publicly announce as of the 2008/08/02 syk071c will no longer remain a member of the Seek n Destroy team.
Seek n Destroy as a team would like to publicly apologies to tPORt and all its members for the trouble that has been caused. We are saddened just as much as you are angry this situation has occurred and we hope this public admittance and apology will go some way in alleviating that anger.
We would also like to apologies to all the other quality and genuine release teams in the scene and make it known that no matter who the person is or under what team they reside Seek n Destroy does not and will not condone the breaking of very basic scene principles.