For example, in the YoBit mass-ratings example above, ratings should be immediately removed after the person removes the signature, even if they maintain and continue to argue that they didn't do anything wrong. If someone agrees to "follow 'the law' without agreeing to it", that should be enough.
Which means that promoting scams is now an action that has a get-out-free card for negatives?
The way I read it, theymos' comment is for mass-ratings. Instead of a get-out-of-jail-for-free card, I like to think of it as giving them a reason to change their actions.
For individual ratings, such as the ones on
this scammer, I see no reason to remove my tag if he ever decides to stop scamming.