Re:My experience with sexual harassment in the Scala community
by marcinzm on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @05:48PM
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Law enforcement is not perfect and these crimes are often hard to prove in isolation. So worst case you go to law enforcement, they talk to the perpetrator but do nothing, and then the perpetrator mostly destroys your future career. A lot of downside and risk for the victim. You can look at the film industry for numerous famous examples of victims being blacklisted in retaliation.
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Re:My experience with sexual harassment in the Scala community
by ivan_gammel on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:35PM
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That’s exactly my point. The law enforcement is not adequate to the needs of society and cannot offer efficient protection for victims. Cancel culture can be ugly, but for many it’s the only way to get justice, and it is a sign that some reform is needed.