Getting banned is not a big deal to some. I never liked it, so when daddy sent a shot across my bow, I heeded the warning, but most people don't. In this case, I thought the discussion was an interesting one, but it was morphing into something else, hence the lock, and to be fair, there have been warnings recently about posting in English only.
Keeping it all in perspective, ten people we shot dead at a school in Santa Fe Texas today. Nine students, one teacher. Thank you Ted Cruz and Trump for making us all feel better.