The term has been bandied about quite a bit in a recent thread (
http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?241549-tickling-strangers ) & it left me wondering :
Wouldn't someone labeling anyone the 'morality police' & thereby admonishing them for the behavior of attempting to impose their perceived 'self-righteousness' onto others ... in turn
become their own brand of morality police?
"Hey. I just want to say that I think you're wrong for telling that other person that you think
they're wrong. You shouldn't do that.

"
When one , in effect , becomes that which he or she is speaking out against ... does that make them a hypocrite?
Is that not the inherent danger of using a term such as 'morality police'?
I have been using that term and I used it simply to illustrate a point. You have certain members who must show their absolute digust over someone else's post. We all know you don't have to agree with someone's post or ideas, but to "finger point" and name call goes over the line. They claim they do it because it is their opinion, but in reality, it is their emotion.
I use that term against them because they feel fit to call people "creepy", so I wanted to use a label back at them to show them how it feels to be labeled. Notice that they don't like to be called "moral police". Why? Why does that label bother them? Now, imagine being that poster and being called "creepy" when your original intent seemed innocent enough.
Tickling, whether you admit it or not, is inherently non-consensual. We have all grown up seeing people tickled "against their will". We have seen people get tickled out of nowhere from their friends. The "ticklee" didn't have a sign that said "Hey!! I love tickling! Please tickle me right now in front of everyone!". No, their friends decided to tickle them (TECHNICALLY) against their will. That is non-consensual. Even those who do not share the same passion we have for tickling, see tickling as inherently non-consensual. We have seen movies/cartoons/other media of some "damsel or guy" in distress being tickle tormented and begging for it to stop. So why are people stunned to see people so into "non-consensual" type tickling scenarios?
Now, enacting the non-con tickling in reality is a fine line. Jumping on a random stranger, holding them down and tickling them for long periods of time may not be a good idea. But how often do we see posters say exactly that? What we see are people wondering how they can indulge in their fetish, albeit with total strangers, and seek help because you just know you aren't the only one with those thoughts. If you don't like the idea of that, that is perfectly fine. No one says your feelings about it is wrong. But for all this talk about "consider other people's feelings", they sure do not do the same. People who posts questions such as the recent "tickling strangers" may not even consider their thoughts as bad, just something fun. But when you are called "CREEPY!!" and may go to jail and such, that tends to affect them as human beings as well.
It is all a matter of POV. You can tell one of those people who posts questions like that, that their idea may not be a good idea because there may be repurcussions,, but to label someone? To use your emotional response and just flat out be rude and mean? Yet, they talk about "consider the people's feelings?" and just behave in such a manner that any opposing opinion is wrong because they know what is RIGHT for all? That is the moral police. Those are people trying to tell others what is right and what is wrong. No one is perfect. People can make mistakes. Do you really have to label them vile names? Do you really need to express such "animosity" towards another? Totally different if they posted a "Not a good idea guy. Did you ever consider the other person's feelings?" versus "YOU'RE CREEPY!!! YOU WILL GET YOUR TEETH KNOCKED OUT!! YOU WILL GET SUED!!! YOU WILL GET ARRESTED!!!!"
In other words, be nice to everyone and your POV may not necessarily be the right one. Don't label people, just give your dissenting opinion. If the OP decides to be rude back to your civil response, then you know what you are dealing with.
For the record, I do not agree with the OP in the "tickling strangers" thread, but I am not going to call him creepy and such. It isn't a good idea to do what he wants to do, but hey, if something happens to him or not, so be it.