PALLBEARER - Good thread. It does basically come down to local jurisdiction of elders and how much of a grudge they have towards the individual involved. If they want to get rid of a person and have a vendetta against him or her- they will LOOK or FIND things on this person so as to bring them up for a judicial committee and DF them. That's why if a person wants to fade quietly and become inactive they are less likely to become the targets of the elders for any negative action.
So basically I feel the answer to your question is yes, and no. It just depends how staunch or Nazi the elders are dealing with each situation