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> even if it has a couple of false positives It's all fun and games, until you end up on the false-positive list. You get blackballed all the time, you career
by ajsnigrutin 4y ago
> even if it has a couple of false positives
It's all fun and games, until you end up on the false-positive list. You get blackballed all the time, you career stops, you can't get things through, just because someone thought something and spread rumors, you don't know why, and can't do nothing about it.
- madmoose 4y ago> It's all fun and games No, it's rape and sexual abuse.
- ajsnigrutin 4y agoI'm putting your name on that list, now deal with it. No more fun and games for you... and good luck proving you're not a rapist or a sexual abuser, since it's an unofficial unwritten list, spread by word of mouth.
- madmoose 4y ago> I'm putting your name on that list, now deal with it I do not get the impression that any women would trust you with access to any such list, or would rely on you for such information. Mainly because you seem extremely worried about ending up on such a list, and do not appear in any way to be concerned about the women trying to protect themselves.
- ajsnigrutin 4y agoAnd you seem more concered about witch hunting without proof. If someone did something, they should be punished... we live in an era, where everyone carries a camera with a microphone in their pocket, and proving stuff is easy now. Noone should have the power to silently fuck with someone, because they want a promotion, that the falsely accused would otherwise get.
- madmoose 4y agoA man bragged on tape about sexually assaulting women and was elected president of the USA. His lawyer was filmed trying to take of his pants on a bed in a hotel room with a woman he believed was an underage girl and nothing happened.
- ajsnigrutin 4y agoSo the solution to this is to keep secret lists of people who maybe did something or maybe not, instead of pointing out and proving what they did (even with recordings)?
- madmoose 4y agoIt might not be ”the solution” but it seems like this is the best solution these particular women have been able to come up with in the situation they’re in. I certainly won’t shame these women for talking to each other about what men to avoid.
- asoneth 4y agoAgreed that private lists may cause collateral damage due to false positives. But if they also help people avoid abuse then people will obviously continue to use them despite this. Given that it is impossible to outlaw rumors it is ultimately up to those in power to ensure that reporting misconduct via the proper channels is more effective than relying on private lists. Given how many people feel unsafe with members of Parliament it is unsurprising that they resort to alternatives to keep themselves safe.