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by swang 2796 days ago
didn't you just condemn the accuser yourself by assuming she is lying without a jury of her peers to reach a verdict?! /s

what you are advocating for here is a nanny state where every time there is an indiscretion a person is innocent until the full power of an international court comes in to deem a person guilty. you don't like the way society is going with this, yet your argument is that we need a trial to convict something in the public opinion.

instead of advocating for one extreme to fight another extreme why not just use your own reasoning to determine which person you believe. google found the accusation credible, yet did nothing for the _victim_ other than tell them to keep quiet. is that also justice to you?

and you think google actually wants some kind of trial on this? if they did they would be referring these matters to the local authorities. but instead it's just covered up, it's been "handled"

don't worry though since it seems like no one actually gets punished for this kinda stuff other than a public shaming.
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eberkund 2796 days ago
What would you suggest? Asking a woman to take off her shirt for a massage or hitting on her during an interview; while creepy, is not illegal so there would be no reason to bring this matter into a courtroom.
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swang 2796 days ago
That is my whole point. How do you convict this?

Spitting in general in the US is not illegal. Should you spit inside of a store? No and you’ll probably be asked to leave. When the owner says that dude is an asshole who spat in my store do you respond, “hold up where is his jury of peers?”

Pretty sure there is a lot of legal liability in asking for a massage or hitting on someone during an interview but I’m not a lawyer. The bigger issue is do you want to work under someone who does that? Either that person has no understanding of societal cues or they do and are asserting their power to take advantage of someone.

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munchbunny 2796 days ago
How do you convict this?

I assume you've had to take sexual harassment training before? It's usually explained there. In the United States, the EEOC files lawsuits on behalf of the victims.

Pretty sure there is a lot of legal liability in asking for a massage or hitting on someone during an interview but I’m not a lawyer

Yup, there is, and it comes from the EEOC suing you.

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