Both plays can be equally bad. Colton is stupid for getting his stick up in Meier's face even if Meier was coming. Get your gloves up, not your stick.
Similarly, Okposo should have been suspended for that hit. That kind of hit can shatter legs and end careers.
Hard to tell from the blurry replay, but with your hands on your stick, sometimes you don't have time to think things through and let go of your stick to bring your hands up to protect yourself.
The fine was warranted though. Some circumstances you can be results oriented with IMO, and you can't just let someone cross check someone in the head. Even if that might have happened to Colton if he didn't protect himself.
@The Kingslayer said it perfectly. Colton just won the jousting match.
Agree on Okposo. Not only that, but that kind of play could literally kill someone. You could go head first and break your neck or hit your head extremely hard along the boards that don't really move. Absurd IMO not to send a message that these kind of plays won't be tolerated.