Banter: to amuse or Abuse?

Now I do quite like a bit of good ole banter :) but sometimes I think it goes A bit far with the line between funny and just plain abuse / bullying getting very blurred ... yes most of the time it's funny and amusing and shows a fondness for the person but sometimes it gets misread and rather than laughing with you... People laugh at you but the person may not realise this and this isn't right. STOP AND STAND UP amusing not abusing . Don't laugh if the person in the middle isn't in on the joke as well. STOP BULLYING, STOP AND STAND UP!