Pretty much agree with everything you said.
AK had a right to speak in defense of what was posted.
Where he was wrong was bringing BAS into it for no apparent reason.
But if he was banned then others should have been as well.
Not sure I've ever seen AK throw the first jab...
Yes he had the right to speak in defense on the things that were spoken against him in that thread.
But the problem is those things that were spoken against him in that thread would have never been spoken against him in the first place if it were not for previous incorrect actions by AK in the first place.
People did not come to this place looking to fight AK. He brought it upon himself.
Stop focusing just on the effect and look at the cause.