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I think the question need to be asked, what constitutes "bad behaviour"? And what constitutes behaviour that requires intervention? If you asked 100 people you would get 100 different answers. Some are extremely sensitive to the point of seeing perceived slights everywhere while some take anything in their stride.

Does the two way block prevent some bad behaviour? I would say yes, definitely, and that's a good thing in my estimation. It most certainly blocks targeted bad behaviour where someone takes a dislike to someone else and may be overly critical of them. Actually, I would say that this one outcome probably justifies the existence of the two way block and has probably saved ASF entirely because if I had to intervene in these kind of situations day in and day out this place would have been closed down a long time ago.

As for bad behaviour generally, when I feel intervention is justified I intervene. However, often this is done via PM. Honestly, there's not a lot of it these days. It was much worse 10 or 15 years ago when the community was much busier. Now its very much an occasional thing and at least some of that is due to people being able to block others from viewing their content. In a way it's perfect diplomacy in action; if you want to view someone's content then show them civility and respect. If not, then you will likely cease to exist to them... and that's probably the way it should be.