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I actually disagree The whole point is that the legal system is very slow, very hard to report to, and in some cases actively discourages assault / rape claims
by wrsh07 6y ago
I actually disagree
The whole point is that the legal system is very slow, very hard to report to, and in some cases actively discourages assault / rape claims. CoCs can do better because they don't require as involved of a process
I'm not too worried about someone being banned from an event on hearsay, but I am very concerned about serial harassers
The former, while unfortunate, is not career ending. It just means they can't go back to that event. The latter scars many people and will likely cause some of them to leave tech. Also none of them will ever come back to that event.
- ALittleLight 6y agoI think that's covered by the CoC free case too. If there is or isn't a CoC and you convince the organizer that someone assaulted you, the organizer can and should ban them.
- wrsh07 6y agoWithout a CoC, it's hard to know who to talk to. Conference organizers are swamped. In another comment I elaborate on what the point of a CoC is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24930887 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24930887