...rules are rules and we have to judge everyone equally.
Please tell me which rules are you talking about?
That's thing, there are no official rules for trading merit with your alts (or friends,) yet there are a few activities that don't violate the rules but are sure to earn you a red-tag. That's the issue with a decentralized trust system, it's bound to have flaws. As a community we should work together to mitigate those flaws.
system.
We don't have to be baby seated at every given opportunity. Not all rules are written to give room for diversity. The beauty of @wwzsocki case is the way both him and the DT members have handled it and it should be applauded. He has proven himself to be a reasonable human unlike other past cases were the accused uses the opportunity to attack the trust (DT) system. Kudos to all parties involved.