In some cases he's not to far off. There are times like you stated where you get so accustomed that you slip up and get an admin note or two, but there are WAY to many instances where you'll get an admin who's having a bad day, and they decide to take it out on you. They'll usually start with the one comment/post that got reported, and for no real reason while they're still there, begin sifting through your past posts and comments removing things for the same reason as the initial report, but said posts usually don't even fall under the same category or situation. Sometimes it really is just as simple as you used a word that this particular admin didn't like for whatever reason. Once all's said and done you'll be lucky if they don't decide to ice the cake and throw in a 2 week ban on their way out. I'm not saying all the admins are like this, but those who are can be real jerks.
TL;DR
In some cases you're right, he, or those like him, get pissed and begin tempting the admins. Others, however, just slip up once and get chain admin notes for no real reason, which usually ends in a ban.