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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by xyzzy_plugh on Friday June 23, 2017 @06:46PM (#14623335)
What? Anyone can be sexually harassed by anyone else, workplace has nothing to do with it. Sexual harassment in the workplace is egregious because the conflict of interests. E.g. my boss harasses me, but if I complain I jeopardize my livelihood.
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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by dfabulich on Friday June 23, 2017 @07:13PM (#14623449)
Alex3917 is right that sexual harassment outside the workplace is not illegal, but it's incorrect to say it's not "legally sexual harassment." It is sexual harassment, it's just not illegal sexual harassment.

For example, catcalling on the street isn't illegal. It's still sexual harassment, it's still unethical, but it's not illegal.

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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by felipemnoa on Friday June 23, 2017 @11:40PM (#14624265)
>>For example, catcalling on the street isn't illegal

Apparently in some instances and places it is. Follow the link.

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/29/catca...

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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by xyzzy_plugh on Friday June 23, 2017 @07:28PM (#14623506)
That's fair. In many developed countries sexual harassment laws extend to any situation where there is a power imbalance such as in education or in housing (landlord vs. tenant).
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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by kafkaesq on Friday June 23, 2017 @07:35PM (#14623547)
workplace has nothing to do with it.

Unfortunately this isn't true, from a legal point of view; in many jurisdictions, the legal definition of SH is specifically tailored (and constrained) to "the workplace".

Mind you I'm not talking about what's "slimy", "invasive", or what infringes on one's natural rights as a human being or anything about that. But rather, the legal definition. Which doesn't always jibe with what people would or like it to be.

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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by boomlinde on Saturday June 24, 2017 @06:17AM (#14625099)
Where?
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Re:6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault ... by kafkaesq on Monday June 26, 2017 @03:01PM (#14639329)
Lots of state and city jurisdictions in the U.S., for example.
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