Quite right.
They are being punished not for their actions but for the publicity it gathered.
Not that the little punks don’t deserve it.
Interviewer: "No."
Interviewee: "A knife?"
Interviewer: "No."
Interviewee: "Pepper Spray, or a Taser?"
Interviewer: "No, and No."
Interviewee: "Can I at least hit them ?"
Interviewer: "Absolutely not."
Interviewee: "Can you validate my parking ticket before I leave?"