Tai, I agree; its yet another example of the victim being victimized more, and the offending being incentivized. Players like Nigel de Jong and Balotelli who play dangerously/out of control are routinely allowed to continue playing while their victims and their teams are left injured and reduced.
Maybe this is the Yank in me showing, but WHY is there no massive fan outcry against the FA's generally backward way of doing business? They have no transparency, no accountability... nothing. The NFL tried that for years... and are now being forced to listen as fans spoke out massively, together, during this past offseason. Someone needs to start a petition to the FA... and back it up with a massive bid to STAY HOME one weekend during the season. Remind those power-hungry idiots who exactly pays for their cushy jobs. If you really just want to "support your club" then mail in the price of the ticket to Tottenham, or even go, and hang a sign during the pregame, then leave. Trust me, if the fans are frustrated, the players are more so because they actually have to endure the injuries and unfairness. How many more penalties would Scott Parker and Luka Modric win if they just went to ground at the slightest contact like so many players now? And yet they rise above that almost every game. That must frustrate them.
/rant off.