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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by appleflaxen on Monday April 18, 2016 @10:05AM (#11519929)
It's amazing that sexual harassment (or any kind of harassment, really) can survive the era of the cell phone recording? Allegations of misbehavior carry far more weight, once there is a recording that can tickle people's sense of voyeurism and outrage.
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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by s_kilk on Monday April 18, 2016 @10:15AM (#11520003)
> It's amazing that sexual harassment (or any kind of harassment, really) can survive the era of the cell phone recording?

In some jurisdictions it's illegal to record someone without their knowledge or permission, so the victim of the harassment can get nailed to the wall for trying to gather evidence to support their case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_recording_by_civil...

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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by cmdrfred on Monday April 18, 2016 @11:16AM (#11520557)
Do you have an example of when this occurred?
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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by st3v3r on Monday April 18, 2016 @02:17PM (#11522006)
I'm going to guess that the penalty for that is a slap on the wrist compared to what would be recorded.
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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by vkou on Monday April 18, 2016 @10:16AM (#11520014)
Many states forbid recording without consent.
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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by st3v3r on Monday April 18, 2016 @02:17PM (#11522011)
Most states also forbid sexual harassment.
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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by vkou on Monday April 18, 2016 @03:35PM (#11522535)
On a civil law level. Wire tapping is a criminal offense.
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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by st3v3r on Monday April 18, 2016 @05:14PM (#11523208)
At the same time, the DA that attempts to try that case would be crucified. Especially if the harassment was bad.
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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by vkou on Monday April 18, 2016 @09:11PM (#11524260)
Or, your harassment suit will fall apart, because you're an admitted felon, and obviously can't be trusted. There's a reason why nobody actually does this.
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