I think the whole "Anyone except Cid would be banned" was bluster. It's an exaggeration made because they figured noone on staff would ever be dumb enough to actually do it. I still don't understand how Kishi thought it would be a smart thing to do, but whatever.
So they were intentionally lying to make a point? That doesn't sound any better to me than going back on their principles. Plus, I have a hard time believing Unne or RSL would exaggerate a point. And obviously D, Matt, and Leeza weren't. And I wouldn't have thought Daniel was exaggerating his point to Bleys and I, though I guess I was wrong on that point. Maybe you make a valid point: maybe some of the staff members never really considered the ramifications of their apparent values. Doesn't make it any less wrong, though.