Actually this is quite true. The majority of the naming and shaming of 'combat logging' videos I have seen are made by players interdicting un-armed type 6's and type 7's, baiting them to combat log based on the rather abusive language that you see in the chat box, then reporting them for combat logging, and posting videos of the encounter for all to see.
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I don't condone combat logging in any way, but at the same time I would never report anyone I saw doing it. It is really like a child calling for his/her mother because some other kid in the playground wouldn't move aside in the line for the slippery dip for you, or in another analogy pushed you out of the line. I couldn't stoop that low to cry foul, it is time to grow up and learn how to solve your problems independantly.
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I would also consider that a player may have combat logged simply because he didn't have the insurance money, and did not wish to start again in a side-winder. I am not saying this is a valid excuse to combat log, and yes the player should have had insurance, blah blah blah, but also, some people may just stop playing the game for such a thing, loosing players is a more significant issue then a player who combat logs at one time.
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The other thing of course is how do you define 'combat' in 'combat-logging'. A PvP interaction between a trade ship with-out weapons (and you never know, without cargo) and a pirate really stretches the word 'combat'. Logging out of the game to avoid this situation is un-desirable and should be addressed appropriately with 'just' actions as it potentially deprives a player from his chosen source of income, but making videos of it is far worse, and this should receive a far greater penalty or ban from the game.
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