Is Taking Penalty Kicks In FIFA A Violation Of Bro Code?

The guys at COED, like most 20-something males, are big on FIFA. About half the week, after work, we’ll grab a 30-rack and crush FIFA for a couple of hours. While plenty enjoyable, the guys here are different ages and come from different FIFAing backgrounds, leading to different playing styles and rules. One of the biggest disputes we’ve come across is whether penalty kicks should be allowed.
I, on one hand, believe taking a gimme penalty kick is the ultimate sign of weakness. Now, I don’t believe penalty kicks should be outright forbidden, but that they should be treated with a sense of judgement. If my user-controlled player de-cleats yours and draws a red, go ahead and take the penalty kick – knock yourself out, take your shot and let’s move on. But if one of my dipshit computer controlled players bumps into one of yours and the ref decides to call a ticky-tacky bullshit foul, that doesn’t mean you’ve earned yourself a free goal. Your goals should be earned, not given. Besides, it takes away from the pleasure of victory – if you win a game with a goal the computer essentially handed you, did you even win at all?
And that’s why I believe taking penalty kicks is in a direct violation of Bro Code. The Man Code is all about doing right by your fellow bro, and gaining a competitive advantage with a cheap, undeserved goal is certainly not doing right by your fellow bro. That’s why I call for all men out there, young and old, legendary or amateur level, to think twice before you take that bullshit PK, and remember what FIFA is all about: beating your bro fair and square.
COUNTERPOINT: Wyatt
So I understand where Eric is coming from because there’s nothing worse than giving up a dumb penalty and losing, but that’s really the only way to stop people from spamming slide tackles and trying to injure other players.
There’s a guy in our office who loves going to ground almost as much as he loves losing, and if it wasn’t for penalties, there would be no punishment. But because he plays like a 13-year-old who just discovered trolling and button mashing, he’s got to pay the price. So what constitutes an accident versus one that’s intentional? Honestly, it sucks when it happens but it’s a two-way street as far as I’m concerned. Draw a penalty, take a penalty. That’s part of the game.