From a behind-the-scenes perspective, it's true. They can say to each other "Hey, don't you think that was a bit harsh?" or "Couldn't you have just smited him?" or "But you don't KNOW it's Vlad OOC, there was no need to do that!". (Alright that last one is a bit of a stretch, but it ould happen!) Sure they can keep each other in check.

However, your point was about the forums and posts, and on the forums the imms back each other up no matter what. I'm not finding fault with this. For them to do the work they do, they have to present a united front. Unfortunately it fosters an "Us against them" mentality at times. (Us being the imms, them being the players in this instance. Or the other way around.) Sadly, theres really no way around it. To provide a less united front would be bad for them.