As said here in this thread by Jeronimo, we have two ways of overriding rule 2.8. Those are rules 2.9 and 5.2, that's nothing new. I can't go on any more details but feel free to read them to better understand what I'm talking about.
Additionally,
"We expect you to have no active bans and no more than 3 bans in the last 24 months, as well as good behavior on other platforms too (such as Discord or our community forum). We will not make exceptions unless there are special circumstances. The reason simply is that as staff members you’re the face of our project and players should look up to you. Although most of you are aware of it already, we often get asked what active bans are: 12 months after your ban expires, the color of your ban will switch from green to yellow and then you can be sure that your ban is inactive (you can check that on your TruckersMP profile). This is also known as the cooling-off period."
Yes, people can and do change but we have certain standards to meet when it comes to staff members. Feel free to address a feedback ticket to Community Management if you wish to have your questions on this topics better answered.
Finally, these player will be banned right away if they decide not follow our rules, we are on the lookout. More info.