why do people afk? And why doesn't Riot punish them?
Reasons it's acceptable to afk:
Freak accident (power outage, earthquake) Emergency (someone breaks an arm, cuts themselves really badly, etc)
Reasons it is NEVER acceptable to afk:
you want sex you're going out with friends it's dinner time you have class it's "bedtime" you're tired you have a shitty internet connection and you play ranked (don't say it's the servers, I have never dced due to internet issues - in fact i think i've afked twice ever and both times were due to a weird glitch that happens every now and again on my computer)
it feels like one team has a consistent afk every other game. Please people - when you queue up for ranked, you are dedicating at least 45 mins of your time. It's not that hard