It makes clear, though still implicit, that was has been transgressed is a social norm specific to that context. It communicates that if you mean to oppose it, you're opposing the social cohesion of that context rather than the value of the thing itself.
It doesn't address the feelings of the person or help their defensiveness, no. It just makes it less likely they'll continue to push against it.
It doesn't address the feelings of the person or help their defensiveness, no. It just makes it less likely they'll continue to push against it.