It goes a little something like this:

Duty Starts

Guy with "broken" gear: Guys, my gear is broken. Can you vote kick me out so I can fix it? I'll be right back!

Group: Sure, but hurry up.

Guy with "broken" gear: Ok!

Guy with "broken" gear gets kicked out, but never comes back. Instead, he/she puts in reports of being kicked for "bad gear", sticking a harassment charge or worse on everyone within the group who voted yes.

Now, it probably goes without saying, but it's total @#$%ing BS that this is allowed to happen. A friend AND a FC member got hit with it earlier, and there's nothing they can do about it other than have a permanent mark against their accounts forever.

So a word of warning to anyone who gets a person like this in a group: Do NOT kick them if they have "broken" gear if they ask. While some cases might be legit, it's just not worth the risk.