Why not a warning?

[VirusOnline]

Do people really think a 10 day ban after years of calling things grey areas and 'just don't harass people' is an appropriate response? Don't come in saying "THEY HAVE THE RIGHT", no one cares or argues they are within their rights. I'm not even saying "let them have the tools still..." I'm simply saying that pulling them to gaol, warning them, and then letting them go when they remove the offending material, accomplishes the same effect without making half the userbase angry that people are being pulled mid-prog for sudden 10-day bans.

Please dont reply with no thought comments. Actually think about the question I'm presenting and give real reasons why a ban is better than a warning in this scenario with the context of how things have been treated.

"Its against the rules no sympathy" posts miss the point entirely.

A ban will never be better than a warning.
In no situation has putting someone directly into jail without a trial ever been considered fair.
Strikes should always add up to bans.

To me, this is pure brute force.
The ToS' grey areas are grey probably for the pure fact that SE and the GMs can interpret it and the punishment as they see fit.

Also, if an area is grey and not strictly defined and up for interpretation on the producer's part but not for the consumer - then the punishment of being banned for a service you are paying for (which again has no clearly defined rules and also has a social rule that is "don't ask don't tell") is completely unfair especially moreso if the account has never had a strike. We blame a consumer for grey interpretation that is the fault of the producer ? The rules are grey for a reason.

One of the biggest issues is that YoshiP condones some 3rd party tools and then yet again says "NO 3RD PARTY TOOLS".
Mixed signals much ?