This is the same argument people are making against this ruling. It sets a very bad precedent.

Arguing that an IP address is an identity "for this case" or "this argument" has the same fundamental problem. No, an IP address is not an identity and blocking an IP address is the physical world equivalent of putting up some traffic cones on a sidewalk. You can still get to where you want to go but you now have to "walk around" or "work around" as we call it in the digital world.

The only "clear message" it sends is, "don't use that IP."