On 05/25/2016 11:35 AM, John David Galt via Basfa wrote:
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."
There are often precursor behaviors that are over the line for
offensiveness but not over the line for the cops yet. And sometimes
drawing lines in the sand sends a message that one is being watched. I
personally find it very difficult to bring such things up in general,
and a policy might help. (Though my personal experiences along that
line were minor in comparison, and work-related. Having a policy at
work made it easier for my boss and co-workers to back up up and back
the offender down before it got to the point of taking it to personnel.)
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