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Originally Posted by Buff
Is the maximum allowable even a punishment for some of these players?
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Not really, but it is a way of the league to have a record of bad behaviour (like a letter on file in any other job), so when the record is getting long, they can punish appropriately (while leaving the union little too no grounds for appeal).
If the suspension was automatic (in general, not saying he shouldn't have been given the suspension), the union would appeal them all, with a rap sheet, the appeal holds little weight.