Not really punished, but you should get a advantage when you grind and play a game alot.
But do you really think if you can revive/blood-bag some seconds faster is gonna make u win a fight.
It was just examples on how some of the perks could be.
Everyone have the same option to grind up and get the prestige. Then you would say the prestige for the cops and honor for bountyhunters is wrong too, because you have to play alot to get all of the perks.