Besides, it's not because he threatens to fine you that you cannot play at your own speed. You could just pay the fine and play as slowly as you want, or you could come up with some sort of IC excuse. I believe anything will do. Hell, two OOC words saying 'not possible' would probably be enough to earn mercy 
I must disagree with the "you could just pay the fine". A judge (assuming it's a judge who wrote this), should
always make sure that there are no OOC-reasons as to why a character did not live up to its duties. When I used to be judge I often took the stance of "I'll warn him now and wait two weeks" or "wait until I see him do something". Catching them on not-reading your warning
is a valid reason to fine someone because they are ignoring the judge... which is of course not acceptable ingame. Nevertheless when there is a suspicion of lesser activity by the player, caution is advised. You don't want to fine someone just because he didn't log in: I do believe that is a violation of the inalienable rights. In my opinion an IC-reason should not even be given if the player does not feel like it; a simple OOC-message saying "No can do" should be more than enough. But IC-reasons make the game more interesting, of course.
On another note I believe that the entire letter/parapgraph should have been given at the first place. It's all about context, and Shizzle's copypasta made it clear that the judge would most likely not jump to hasty conclusions when someone fails to answer him after day one. I think he was trying to make clear in an IC fashion that he would take OOC-reasons into account, as he should. It's nice to see a case here though; finally this system can be put to test.
Also, what is "a report"?
