The logic is you were inflaming the situation, especially if you came to their space to say it.
You have to remember that the problem from a site perspective is, in general, not that topic X or Y is being expressed on the site, but the disruption it causes when people argue about it. So if you're the one triggering the argument, you're about as likely to get stomped on as if they had come into your space and shouted racist insults at you.
The logic is you were inflaming the situation, especially if you came to their space to say it.
You have to remember that the problem from a site perspective is, in general, not that topic X or Y is being expressed on the site, but the disruption it causes when people argue about it. So if you're the one triggering the argument, you're about as likely to get stomped on as if they had come into your space and shouted racist insults at you.