Rules are rules, whether they are in the real world or part of an organization. They are there to be followed. Everyone should abide them, and by your logic there's no room for lenience.
"If we were in court you could not possibly base your argument on Well so and so committed the same crime as I did but he/she didn't get punished" Meaning, just because Burke or Andy didn't get banned for their offenses doesn't excuse yours. You might not think you were in the wrong but I bet you if we had a poll, majority of the members would beg to differ. Then again other then a handful of members on this forum, are considered stupid chimps to you. That being said, I'll end this at this point because debating with you sometimes makes me feel like Sisyphus
What a waste of a human being.