On 05/25/2016 11:06 AM, Chuck Serface via Basfa wrote: > So, yes, context. As Diane mentioned, recently there have been > individuals who have threatened the safety of others inside and outside > of BASFA meetings (at conventions, etc.) Incidents of sexual harassment > stemming from one source have been well corroborated by multiple people. > In the past week, a BASFA member went public with a description of rape > she suffered from another long-term member who it turns out is a > registered sex offender for such acts with a minor. One other of whom > I'm aware has stepped forward to share his story regarding this same > person. We need to address this, and we need to address it now. > > This is not an attempt to exclude anyone for being "a bit odd" or "a > little different." We all annoy one another at times, so we're well > cognizant of not wanting to open a vehicle for some to persecute others > who just piss us off or who don't meet any arbitrary criteria of normal. > Again, the bottom line is safety. The two who have inspired this > discussion are very known to have challenged more than one person's > safety significantly.
Thank you for the explanation. That isn't what I thought it was. But I still don't see that a policy is needed, other than "call the police immediately if anything of the kind happens." _______________________________________________ Basfa mailing list [email protected] http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org
