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Re:Reasonable Person Principle (2009) by darkerside on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @06:59AM (#28366265)
No, we'd have different problems than we do, not necessarily fewer. The problems that arrive from a litigious culture like the one you describe are potentially worse than the little unfairnesses that creep in through informal dispute resolution.

Ironically, the post is not a command, and edict, or an enforced policy. It's an informal request. If you have an issue that you don't think fits, you are free to disregard it. That is the power of the RPP.

Re:Reasonable Person Principle (2009) by crispyambulance on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @07:34AM (#28366551)
> That is the power of the RPP.

The RPP sounds more like a clause in a corporate mission statement. Trite, insincere and, I'm sure, broken regularly and with glee by everyone who matters in the organization.

Re:Reasonable Person Principle (2009) by simonh on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @12:07PM (#28369744)
I’ve studied and worked in many institutions and organisations over many years. Yes I’ve come across a few prepped who sometimes abused their positions, but this was rare and in all but one case were manageable using the practices established in those organisations.

I’m sure abusive organisations exist and all I can say is if at all possible, and it’s almost always possible, please leave for your own sake. There are better places to live and work. I do not recognise the world you describe.

Re:Reasonable Person Principle (2009) by darkerside on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @04:54PM (#28373522)
Not the case in my experience with that organization