The toxicity from Oldboys/hardcore/rampage players existed way before steppers. Almost all sundays and many bosses majority of last year were not even trash talk/banter but blatant toxicity from Oldboys, even Zigg/Zaoo was very racist with the fried dogs thing. As a bystander all Ive seen is how one guild starts the toxicity and when they get same treatment in return they start to find solutions to remove players from the server. Funny how they themselves cant see it that way. Always an excuse. Things get heated when people get frustrated but when you bait people to go there, that is on you. And all that dawi has said here is true.
But the topic in hand, harsher punishment does seem like a good idea but right now the suggestion seems like someone is trying to weaponize it. When you make life miserable for people and then see them lash out just so you can report to get them banned, especially coming from the guild that resorts to that kind of tricks, that is not a suggestion I can get behind.