Answers (1)
Now, there are a lot of factors to bring upon this subject
Examples being :
Did he fight back, Who provoked who, Who started it, Who through the first punch, and The reason behind it.
c1
I've been in fights where I was a victim. Someone who Didn't want to get involved but had to fight back. those are the more innocent cases where I agree that the provoker should only get punished.
c2
Other times, we just brawled for stupid reasons, thats where we both get suspended.
To answer your question, Yes and no, Yes being if it was case one, no if its being case two.