You're working on the basis that they're mutually exclusive. I don't think that any of what you've described, or what Suarez did should be tolerated - NONE of them should happen in an ideal world and none should be considered worse than the other - they both leave physical injuries that are...
4 months? Fifa have bottled it, personally. It is a bit harsh on Liverpool, but its up to them now what they do - sell/take their own action or stand by him.
Controversy is one thing - disputed goals, unfair penalty decisions, red cards etc...but violence? Maybe we get our level of excitement in different ways, but i'm not a fan of getting excited when someone decides that playing the game isn't necessary and begins to take (literally) lumps out of...
Can't tell if fishing, but perhaps some time in therapy might suit. The padded walls are great, you can punch them like your idols and not hurt a thing!