Fair enough, I don't think the red card is outrageous, although I do think it was harsh. I doubt there would have been an outcry if he wasn't sent off, and I think the severity of the issue was in fact underlined by the red card that followed, as opposed to the other way round. It took a while for the card to come, and it seemed everyone from the fans, players and the commentators didn't really know what to think in the time in between. The commentators weren't immediately chastising Hazard, a gang of Swansea players were not fighting him. I think the card has dictated many opinions, in the sense that it told everybody to now take this seriously, and if it didn't come, nobody would have cared much. The ball boy would not be known as 'the boy who Hazard kicked' if he wasn't red carded. I think many would not have known what to think.
Was no means as clear as Cantona or Carragher's coin incident. I think Hazard should just take his ban and be done with it I suppose. I do also think that he's a victim of a constant demand for a story in today's game, and this one will run it's course. It's a soap opera.