Re:Burnout and the quiet failures of the hacker community
by raspyberr on Thursday June 29, 2023 @10:07AM
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>It means taking active steps in making the victims feel welcome and safe in the place they were in.
That's already presuming they're right though.
>The rate of false accusations is extremely low.
And that's the case because we don't instantly believe the accusor.
I say this mainly because if we assume that there are many bad actors out there we must also assume that there are people out there who aim to gain attention or hurt someone through a false accusation. It undermines legitimate cases but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. And it likely happens more often on the internet now because of it has cultured an attention seeking environment.
It's about giving support, about supporting the victims and being with them, it's about ensuring that the two of them are separated. Otherwise, not only does the victim lose trust in one friend, they also lose everything else. Nobody is asking you to go at the accused and beat them up. They're asking you to act as a buffer, as a safety net. It means questioning and grilling said accused because, hey, this other friend (that you trust, right?) has accused them of fucked up things. And yes, it means spending less time with the accused. Because you know what ? The rate of false accusations is extremely low.