How is it about looking cool? It's nothing to do with it, smoking isn't cool at all. For most people that start it's not even a question of looking cool, it's just to experiment. You've just shown you actually know jack shit.
Im not saying it's changed him either (i don't think he has, there will always be a fool waiting to come out in everyone ) but he did the crime, did the time, end of really.
I think he was a dickhead but don't forget the severeness of the punishment, it's not like he was banned for a few weeks, he was banned from lfs for over a year iirc that's forum and game.