I think no one should be short banned without a clear process and global agreement upon using this sort of action. Currently, we do not know who could decide of such an action, and we do not have any arguments laid down. Plus we confuse "short ban" as a mean to cool down the editor, "short ban" as a mean to give a break to the group, and "short ban" as a way to get around due process.
Or "short ban" as a mean to publicly and wikipedia-globally humiliate someone and declare that person to be "wrong"? Short bans are a bad idea.
BL