User blog comment:A5637/CM's and Banning/@comment-5198107-20130409215037/@comment-5084796-20130409221219

May I remind you, Cay, that under your same example of the federal justice system, people  are sent to jail before trial. You don't let a troublemaker go until their trial. Chat mods ban when they believe it is correct and necessary. Bans can be overturned. The damage caused by inaction is harder to repair.