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She's saying that if word of harassing behavior bubbles to the surface, you should not ignore it but do the due diligence and see if there's a pattern of behavi
by SkyMarshal 10y ago
She's saying that if word of harassing behavior bubbles to the surface, you should not ignore it but do the due diligence and see if there's a pattern of behavior there, not prosecuting the accused based on a single accusation. She also makes a distinction between accidental behavior and intentional/predatory/patterned behavior.
- adiabatty 10y agoBut she's not admitting the possibility of false accusation. That troubles me.
- vkou 10y agoA very small (~1%) number of people are responsible for the overwhelming majority of sexual harassment. Most harassers harass many, many victims, before they are called out on it. This means that if you are actually doing harassment, your odds of getting called out on any particular interaction are low. This also means that if you aren't actually doing any harassment, your odds of being falsely accused are even lower. While you're not more likely to be hit by a bus on the way to work, it's not that far off. Getting falsely accused by more then one person (Which is what the article points out as the big red warning sign) would be like winning the lottery. It's best not to structure your policies about landing 6 for 6 on the 6/49.