> Jake’s behavior is representative of a systemic problem, grounded in a star culture that has allowed individual fame to overpower the ability of the community

> Jake’s behavior is representative of a systemic problem, grounded in a star culture that has allowed individual fame to overpower the ability of the community to recognize its collective needs. This is basically personal power in group dynamics. It's found in many in-groups where a person has the power to do whatever they want, yet still remain a vital part of the group. There's also a fallacy here that a "community" is what people think it is: a group of people who work together in each others' best interests. More often, communities are groups of individuals who sometimes cooperate, but whose priority is still their own position in the group. This is partly why a critical mass of community members coming forward at once is needed to challenge power. (The other aspect is that a challenge to a person in power is also implicitly a challenge to the other group members who have given them power, which is why you see people either ignore or react personally when a person with power is attacked) > Calls for police intervention are particularly alarming to hear from a community in which so many advocate for a stateless society. We do not live in a stateless society. We live in a society that makes people feel shame, fear and indecision for reporting certain crimes. If you believe in transformative justice, design your education to help people feel comfortable going to the police immediately. No lovey-dovey non-violent community action is going to substitute the fear of repercussions for crimes, such as jail time. > 1. We must believe victims, and continue to foster an environment where they feel safe to report their stories of abuse. I agree with the second part. The first part implies that anyone who claims to be a victim is a victim, and completely defeats points 2.1 and 2.3. If Jake decried being a victim first, we would be forced to believe him (unless you're going with either gender stereotype or bandwagon fallacy as the determining factor, the latter of which could also end in Jake's favor). Communities are not impartial and can not police themselves impartially. There's a reason that there are police that police the police.