The Purpose Of Rules

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Not In Any Circumstance":

I think you were just MEAN.

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Perhaps you would like to be specific. In what respect do you think I was mean.

Do you know what David planned to talk about.

Did  he intend to complain about a Councillor's conduct.

If  that was his intent, would he have any reason to believe the Councillor would not respond.

If  the complaint was about bullying , was  the response  likely to be belligerent? I think it might.

What rule would protect David from being humiliated ?

How could it be cited if David was  allowed to take the first  shot?

Where would it end?

Rules of Order have a purpose. The first principle  is to maintain civil discourse. 

Councillors must be free to express whatever views are relevant to a question. The requirement is it be done civilly without criticism and without impugning another's motive.

There are a few other governing principles but these are by far the most important.

Procedure also allows a chair's ruling to be challenged.

My ruling was not challenged.