User blog comment:DudeWithASuit/Regarding Demotions/@comment-24993461-20150606044819/@comment-4328703-20150606142834

Well putting demotions in the hands of staff makes sense, simply because if there's a staff member who is just making everything hard for the rest of staff, then that directly affects the staff, not the regular users, so therefore they should be the ones who decide whether or not that person deserves to remain in that position. Giving that job to the users just puts all of that responsibility to people who aren't directly involved.