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Re:My experience with sexual harassment in the Scala community by solosoyokaze on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @05:47PM (#26962109)
Except there's no such thing as witchcraft but sexual harassment is very real. Victims have every right to speak up.

Libel and slander laws are also real. If someone is actually making a false accusation, there's already legal ways to deal with it.

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Re:My experience with sexual harassment in the Scala community by hulahoof on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:03PM (#26962335)
As the parent mentioned, the problem isn't recourse it is by that stage your life is already ruined. I don't think there is a clear answer though, the only moral thing to do is to support the accuser.
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Re:My experience with sexual harassment in the Scala community by matz1 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:13PM (#26962487)
>there's already legal ways to deal with it

suing can cost money, time, effort, and may not able to necessarily clear your name even if you won.

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