We Still Let Harassers Participate in Our Community

Re:We Still Let Harassers Participate in Our Community by Mz on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @09:34PM (#10051857)

It sounds like, in this case, she provided good evidence and they were convinced he really harrassed her. Then they handled it really poorly, including notifying him she had talked to them.

So, for starters, err on the side of protecting her and develop good protocols for not disclosing. Reading up on how HIPAA gets handled may help.

Second, when thinking about how to handle it, start with the assumption that bad people will find some way to twist or abuse your rules and cannot be expected to behave just because you have a code of conduct and reminded them of it. If you feel you have real evidence he has harrassed her, come to terms with the fact that excluding him is the only meaningful way to enforce your claimed standard.

In the mean time, up your game on your own behavior. The best antidote is ultimately to set the example of proper behavior.

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Re:We Still Let Harassers Participate in Our Community by bro-stick on Thursday August 13, 2015 @01:08AM (#10052353)

If they're tattling on her to him and haven't done anything to hold him accountable, they're not going to make it right except as a token PR play under pressure later. She's got to engage a lawyer and the legal system to protect her.

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