The problem is jruutu is dumb but just smart enough to skirt the rules of actually being banned. I understand how what he does is excessive trolling but I also understand why you would see this punishment as harsh. He just likes to rile people up and then play the victim.

Banning him outright could be a problem because his whole schtick is X got banned for Y, so why is Z acceptable without any bit of nuance or context, so banning him could draw out other people calling for bans of people who troll (though not as maliciously as jruutu). Not trying to be the slippery slope guy but I do believe that jruutu should be given the final chance before the ban, if not just to keep with the precedent of the 3 strikes theme