So you both think that a pat on the back in the form of merit for doxxing someone is trustworthy behavior? I understand the people that I have left red tags for are great respectable people and if merit could be removed I would have personally asked them to remove it before it even got to the tagging.. but that isn't an option currently. If someone ends up hurt or worse at that location do you think these people would still want their name at the top of the post that potentially caused it?
Your red trust doesn't solve any of that. It just discredits the trust system and shows you're not fit for DT1.
Merit is not an endorsement and not "a pat on the back" despite your dictionary quote. On this forum it's a "good post" mark. Whatever those users were thinking, EVEN IF THEY'RE WRONG, it is inappropriate to use red trust to show your disagreement.