The policy is there for two reasons.
One, I believe in second chances. Heck, I believe in third and fourth chances, and I sometimes wish life would've given me a few of them.
Two, it is unrealistic to believe it would work otherwise. So I declare him banned. What will happen? He'll create a new account with a fake name and play anyways.
Yeah, but he won't be able to bandy his name about, which means much of the prestige and influence he gained couldn't be regained without putting himself at risk.
Yeah he has to make a new family now but he just tells everyone who he is and he's trusted with power and the bizzaro Aurvandil culture finds a way to make him king again.
