Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
- John F. Kennedy
All the wonderful quotes in the world won't change my position. When people act like asshats, I see no reason to allow them to continue that behavior. They're parents failed, or their parents failed them, etc.
Banning is better that soylent greening them.
I literally told you that the problem is because of rejection based on groupthink and that your reaction is exactly what they are trying to invoke to keep people from continuing to harass them online. I explained clearly that your stance is part of the problem.
Of all people, I figured you would have been smart enough to not do the double down. It's a great sandwich but it's bad social or political policy.
I think you went way too far in ascribing my motivations.
I don't like people who are intentionally disruptive. I don't like haters and people who profess hate.
So, no. Ban them. Send them to Coventry.