I really don't understand what sense does it make to leave the comment still visible to new readers, but out of context - if it is offensive then more people ar

I really don't understand what sense does it make to leave the comment still visible to new readers, but out of context - if it is offensive then more people are going to read it and get offended, and without context it just doesn't make sense. Unless the idea is to use this as a form of shaming. I managed a political online forum for a couple years, and IMHO it's much more correct to just remove or detach the thread so that it's not visible in the original discussion. Just my two cents.