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 Stone walls are incredibly versatile structures that can be used for more than simply evading questions or avoiding direct confrontation. For example, it can take the form of **filibustering** to stall the passage of bills in congressional or parliamentary settings. It can also be used in corporate meetings or town halls to waste the minutes away, in order to shut down dissenting opinions. Stone walls are incredibly versatile structures that can be used for more than simply evading questions or avoiding direct confrontation. For example, it can take the form of **filibustering** to stall the passage of bills in congressional or parliamentary settings. It can also be used in corporate meetings or town halls to waste the minutes away, in order to shut down dissenting opinions.
  
-In legal settings, a group of witnesses may agree in advance to stonewall prosecutors or detectives, in order to protect themselves or their friends from prosecution. Politicians may engage in stonewalling during television interviews or debates, which is extremely effective due to limited airtime and the notoriously short attention spans of the average person.+In legal settings, a group of witnesses or defendants may agree in advance to stonewall prosecutors or detectives, in order to protect themselves or their friends from legal retaliation. Politicians may engage in stonewalling during television interviews or debates, which is extremely effective due to limited airtime and the notoriously short attention spans of the average person.
  
 Stonewalling may also be used as a form of **social rejection**, in which a dominant party works together to keep a weaker party ostracized or excommunicated. This is a common [[tactics:demoralization|demoralization]] tactic used by [[hazards:gatekeepers]], since it breeds feelings of inadequacy in the ostracized //(it also serves, again, as a stalling tactic, since simply telling the ostracized they are not allowed to participate will immediately prompt dedicated intruders to finding alternative modes of entry)//. By stonewalling perceived //"undesirables"//, gatekeepers can effectively neutralize threats and postpone any direct confrontations to the status quo. Stonewalling may also be used as a form of **social rejection**, in which a dominant party works together to keep a weaker party ostracized or excommunicated. This is a common [[tactics:demoralization|demoralization]] tactic used by [[hazards:gatekeepers]], since it breeds feelings of inadequacy in the ostracized //(it also serves, again, as a stalling tactic, since simply telling the ostracized they are not allowed to participate will immediately prompt dedicated intruders to finding alternative modes of entry)//. By stonewalling perceived //"undesirables"//, gatekeepers can effectively neutralize threats and postpone any direct confrontations to the status quo.
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