I know it's not how it's supposed to work but I don't mind the logic of "between the two of them are they enough to warrant a red?" when deciding on the second.
In terms of expected points (yeah I know, but I find it's a useful data point) Leeds are currently on the bad side of variance a little bit at the mo too. I'd be inclined to give a little bit more leeway when that's the case.
Given that in this country in the last couple of years we've had anti protest laws, voter suppression laws, and we're now looking to pass forcing people to work laws I think the word fascist could do with being used a bit more often than it is.
Don't see what dropping him for a game achieves. Fine him, have him attend a course, do some community awareness work, throw him and his car into the Tyne, stuff like that. A day off work isn't what I'd usually prescribe as punishment.