Whether or not someone is an actual asshole, the ability to avoid misunderstandings is critical to moving forward and getting stuff done and not wasting time on distractions and petty arguments. CoC's are simply an organization's defense mechanism against pointless interpersonal chaos that doesn't belong on their mailing lists (or whatever) in the first place.
Source: genetically inclined to be a total and complete asshole, have spent the last few decades trying to get better though.
This is a long list of codified norms du jour to launch endless power micro-games and let attention-seeking holler than though people to run the show.
It doesn't take much creativity to recognize the inherent contradiction in this systemic line of thinking.