[Racehorse]

What you are seeing here is part of the "mob mentality". The more people that start attacking and tormenting, the more bravery you'll see as the crowd gets bigger and bigger. I've noticed it alot here lately. When you see someone pinging all of their buddies to a thread, it's time to disappear because it's gonna get ugly.

Worth repeating.  So, I did.

Kinda entertaining to watch the frenzy work itself up into such a needless fury.  550 plus messages posted before I get this one typed and online.  Golly. Gosh.

Mobs in their emotions are much like children,
subject to the same tantrums and fits of fury.

Euripides knew what he was talking about way back then.  Klavg, I think he'd disappear from this thread quick like the Energizer Bunny. Unless there's a lot of sympathetic lurkers, it does not look like a winning situation. Maybe you can wear these ponies down to a trot through sheer tenacity or maybe sleep deprivation. :)

[tuffydoodle]

Unless there's a lot of sympathetic lurkers, it does not look like a winning situation

Herein lies the problem of the lynch mob. No one, understandably, wants to be next in line for a lynching.

It's nice to see that the mob finally dispersed.

One more point on the psychological aspect: Did you ever see the move called "The Accused" with Jodie Foster? There were just a few people egging on the rape and would be disappointed when the melee ended. I've seen that mindset here, as well.