That goes without saying, but there is still clearly food for thought here.
Having read 47 replies out of 780-something, it is obvious that there is a "third rail" in the discussion that everybody is avoiding, and could well be a real factor in an ugly development.
The wise will avoid it, and since Mrs. Publius did not have any idiot children, I will do the same.
Suffice for me to repeat what I have often said: some personalities do not lend themselves to exercising authority, and who watches the watchers?
Like many other activities, it's not a perfect system, but if we don't like it we all know where the exit is.