Of course, but this isn't quite correct:

I may feel dominant and even 'righteous'

It's not about whether one feels righteous but whether one really is. Someone doing all the things you say above obviously isn't.

You have to make sure that you are on solid ethical ground and shame ideally isn't caused by accusation (as in public shaming), but by the realization of wrongdoing which can happen in multiple ways when the truth is exposed.