I've fought this whip over and over again, yet I've only had it affect me really badly twice.

But I do not see how you get off believing that others should not get rewards.
I firmly believe that if you were RPing your heart out and got a reward like this or any reward, quest form, legacy, etc.
That you would not complain that you got it. If the reward is out of line, I do not see a problem with mentioning it.
But for the most part they can easily be overcome with ganking them in to the ground.
This whip makes that a little more difficult since it is an AP with ABS, and all normal AP moves.
Given to a AP that actually seems to know what they are doing for the most part is the only reason it is dangerous at times.

To argue that RP should not affect the PVP aspect of the game is to basicly say "every non-RPing bastard should have the same amount of perks as a well RP'd character".

Which I fundamentally do not agree with. Even if I believe a good Rping character and a Stellar Rping character should be on a semi equal footing + player skill.