It is just a little remark. To put the line is not an easy task, indeed you are going to make a mistake. You have put an interesting example and it does serve as food for thought. But I do not totally agree that this line is so easy to put. Have u read Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)? it talks about a the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean, that have crossed several lines. He wasn't a good person, he didn't deserve a second opportunity. However, a priest, gave him a second opportunity saving him from being arrested and that inspired him to change his ways. Because of that, he became a force for good in the world.

For me, it was not a mistake to give a person a second opportunity. I know that this is a giveaway, I know that it's very difficult to change a person, but I prefer to have this door open. If we don't try to make a better world, we will fail

I totally, totally, and totally agree, and +1. However, from the banned person's after-ban answers and comments, one could safely surmise that he wouldn't change no matter what. To also remind that there's another person who was banned from the previous Giveaway administrator, for some continuous comments (not swearing though, even after he was banned), that I was strongly in favor of canceling his ban from the current administrator. It seems that this person changed for the better. So, I think it's how you react to the difficult/pressured moment, that shows what kind of person you really are.

Neither, and you know my stance on that topic.