It's funny, the Star Wars Galaxies emulator just had a big fiasco over speed hackers tripping the anti-speed hacking thingamajoo and causing EVERYBODY to constantly warp back every couple seconds when they were trying to get anywhere. After quite literally like, 2 weeks of debate, with some calling for a 3 strikes system (3 strikes, then perma-ban), and others calling for a sort of tiered jailing (like baseballs anti-steroids rules), and yet others calling for a zero-tolerance policy, it was finally decided to ban them as soon as they are caught. These were hackers that weren't just cheating on their own, they were literally affecting every single person on the server in a direct way making the game practically unplayable.
I tried saying something about SoD and the zero-tolerance policy there but my internet was being wonky and I couldn't post anything. Needless to say, I fully support SoDs attitude to cheaters/hackers and the completely inhumane and merciless way in which it is implemented, regardless of who gets caught (ie no favoritism).