Electromagnetic Pulse Apocalypse

Those who were suspected the most turned out to be peaceful, because peaceful players don't play "like that," it's strange, isn't it? It turns out that anyone can be peaceful, and accusations like "peaceful players don't play like that," or "they don't even understand the game, they just come and go," can be ignored.
Why wasn't Arandor punished for the false lead, by the way? I haven't been following the game closely since my death.