Anyone ever been in a 12-step group that voted to exclude someone because they were disruptive?

[ismnotwasm]

26. Well

My home group is in a first step hall with quite the reputation. We occationally have violence, drug dealing or fencing (not in my home group which is the best in the world) at the steering committee for the hall we take a group conscience. We will 86 anyone who has been violent or engages in illegal activities as we have a zero tolerance policy. We do this for one year. The person has an opportunity to come to the steering committee meeting to make amends, and describe how the behavior will stop. Sometimes this works very well.

What you're talking about though we usually do a one on one like you've described. Folk with problems other than alcoholism or drug addiction tend to not listen. Where I'm from somebody will eventually either cut them off or tell them to shut the fuck up. Not kind I know, and it is not the best solution---usually