When you see back and forth conversation on a DU thread, are you seeing consenting adults in action?

[Boojatta]

Alternatively, are the interactions in some cases examples of bullying, with two DU members sometimes ganging up against one?

Consider the following dialog:

Law Enforcement Officer: We had an anonymous tip, a complaint against you.

Innocent Man: I know what you're going to say. I frequently bring home the same two women for the night.

Law Enforcement Officer: I wasn't going to say that. You bring them home together?

Innocent Man: Yes, officer.

Law Enforcement Officer: Then they're the ones I need to speak with. They're ganging up on you. Good day, sir.

[gleaner]

1. Yes, I think I am...

A lot of the time the posters are having fun, sometimes it gets acrimonious, but that is the nature of discussion of opposing views on strongly felt subjects.

I may be dense, but your Innocent Man and Law Enforcement Officer example goes right over my head, unless you are trying to say that you think the board is weighted in favor of the bullies.

If I am wrong, can you explain what you mean?

I have been reading so many threads on this topic lately. If someone offends you all you have to do is tell them so and ask them to go away. I've been ganged up on by two people a few times. I just answer each one of them and then drop it. If we are consenting adults isn't that enough? I usually don't get bothered by the same people twice.

[Boojatta]

2. The dialog is a variation on a theme.

Here's the original dialog. In the original dialog, the man brings home only one of the two women on any given night.

[gleaner]

3. Got it now ....

I told you I was dense.;)

[Boojatta]

4. Kick for comments.