+ / - Support.
I truly do see both sides to this. Rules were broken, However there are also mitigating factors that decide if the punishment is anywhere from a verbal warning to the maximum punishment of a warn and barret destruction.
In this case i believe Kev was being honest about it being muscle memory. With that being said I think we should still set a precedent on how this should be handled. and in my opinion (trying to be as unbiased as possible) Kev should have his barret removed but not be given a warning. It should not be muscle memory to inv holster a barret. It needs to be clear that there is a risk when using a barret. We need to uphold this risk. Even though Kev won the fight and their was very little chance that he would have lost after the barret shot, I still think the precedent needs to be set here so people understand the risk of pulling out a barret. Anyone can and will lie and use this as an excuse in the future if their isn't some sort of consequence.
As for the staff bias, I just don't see it. You can't say, "Because they were in the same family, there was bias." Sure there is always going to be a minute amount of unconscious bias. But even if there was, 1. It can't be proved and 2. It likely wouldn't effect the outcome in this scenario. I don't think you should toss those words around a respected staff member very lightly.
Conclusion: I believe the barret should be destroyed purely out of setting a precedent that more care needs to be taken by players when it comes to barrets and inv holstering them. A line needs to be drawn, and i personally believe this is where to draw it.