We seem to be on the same page, @lifeworship! So in other words you are saying that if somebody uses hatespeech, all that happens here on Steemit is that they get flagged. They don't get banned?
Unfortunately, individual rights are violated on Steemit frequently. The amount of trolls here is unbelievable. But I just subscribed to @sherlockholmes who seems to have it made his business to crack down on abuse.
I don't think anyone can actually be banned. I'm not sure it's possible.
I think that all speech is free and should be so. Those who use their speech to abuse others should be free to make an example of themselves to others of what not to be.
There are a few troll hunters around. I try to get in some shots at the trolls, but there are some troll hunters who are much more patient and thorough. I mostly try to draw the attention of the trolls away from those that are being attacked. Trolls are easy to engage, they get emotional too easily.