It’s more like the emperor banning a group of people who put the citizens in danger just so they could show that it could be done. The researchers did something

It’s more like the emperor banning a group of people who put the citizens in danger just so they could show that it could be done. The researchers did something unethical and acted in a self-serving manner. It’s no surprise that someone would get kicked out of a community after seriously breaking the trust of that community.