I neither know nor care to know this terrytibbs. But if he was labeled a scammer then it was probably for a good reason.
What your saying is like saying 'I have great respect for OJ Simpson and even though he may have done sum bad things in the past, I respect him for how he is now - he is rehabilitated and I think he should go free'.
The fact is people must pay for the mistakes they make. If he was a good person then he wouldn't have done bad things but if he did he must be punished.
And why don't you read sum history before you exonerate someone that's plead guilty:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=54014.msg644052#msg644052I made some shady business decisions in the past. Perhaps you should reconsider if you were planning on entering into a business deal with me, but other than that, I won't bite.