I am totally loving the back story in the manga right now. The more ruling and culture of the Soul Society has sprung out this. So this will have some spoilers for the resent manga chapter.
NJOI :)
GAME FACED SOLDIERS
One of the main things that my shinigami superiors tell me over and over again is to not ever show emotion. They tell me that emotions and feelings are nothing but a burden and weight to your job. I am also told that our ability to be emotionless is what sets us apart from humans.
All individuality is stripped and we are to conform to all. I have heard rumors that if the Central 46 or the captain… or someone of that high ranking, believes that a shinigami could be of danger or cause ruckus for the Soul Society they get put under constant supervision and are run a background check. I hear that if they are dubbed a danger then they get locked away, even if they didn't do anything wrong.
I also hear that the accused get their powers stripped and get stuck in this place is far behind the second squad's barracks. When people wonder what happened to them all they hear is that the resigned…
I have been told that it is an honor to be apart Gotei 13 and I am to respect it.