Thank you for the graceful reply 
And, of course, all sides can produce examples of that. That’s what happens when a process is perceived to be unfair. “Sunlight is the best disinfectant” has always been my advice. If “they” feel they’re getting the short end of this stick, shine some light.
There’s one brilliant person I had been low-grade mentoring toward becoming a core dev who wants nothing to do with it anymore. And more than one current core dev has been considering quitting (enough so that I made an entry in my Ban Q&A page asking them not to). One core dev I know of did quit already, although only partly due to the drama over this, One Fellow I know of resigned that honor, and more are waiting to see what happens.
All of which would be net losses to me, and to the PSF too. Including the person you have in mind.
There’s nothing to celebrate here, for any side. Nobody is “winning”.