Perhaps, but the possibility of a revenge from a few powerful people annoyed by him shouldn't be discarded at this moment.

The underlying message for the community is "if you stand out in the way and go noticed, your identity will be disclosed and then you got owned". Keeping your real identity safe and your activity low-key on the other hand, will increase the probabilities to pass unnoticed and preserve your actual life and freedom.

Is the wrong message. Nobody will dare to try to be a hero the next time.