Since I once had the case where junk on the line (from a wiggly connection) caused Magic Sysrq requests I'm fully on your side. No junk tolerated for potential hot plug connections.
What byte sequence on a Tx/Rx/Gnd serial line can trigger Sysrq key sequences?
What byte sequence on a Tx/Rx/Gnd serial line can trigger Sysrq key sequences?