If I put myself in Reddits shoes, if there was any doubt in my mind about a policy, this would actually have the opposite effect and make me firm up my stance.

If I put myself in Reddits shoes, if there was any doubt in my mind about a policy, this would actually have the opposite effect and make me firm up my stance. Standing firm now becomes about not setting precedents for future hackers. This seems like a blunder from the hackers, but that's just my 2c.