Regardless of when it it was implemented I see this as Old West style
justice where in many cases there was no Sheriff, so the people took the
law into their own hands,
This is common still in Moslem countries where if you want someone's
house you will cry "He has blasphemed the Prophet" and "the people" will
kill the man,
Now to the less lethal type,
When I was a kid in the 1960s I knew about disfellowshipping
I didn't completely understand the details but I knew
We didn't talk to THAT person
What's going on now is a lot less clear as
In addition to JCs
Everybody's taking their own individual Judicial Actions
Now the inmates are running the asylum
What should you do?
"Run fast run clear" was my solution
Others don't have that option
So maybe it's like visiting a friend in a Psychiatric ward
Be nice to everybody
Play along when people aren't being coherent
Then go home
Take a sigh of relief
And be happy you're not there anymore
:0)