DocCec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
In a message dated 98-03-18 15:48:18 EST, you write:
<< I feel very sorry for anyone who is
sexually harassed and does not have the solid evidence to prove it. But
I don't think the answer is to simply convict people based on what
someone accuses when there is no solid evidence.
Bill >>
In point of fact, one almost never has solid evidence of an individual act.
That may be why the law in its wisdom takes cognizance of the hostile
environment thing. You know -- cheesecake pix all over the walls, dirty jokes
making the rounds, etc. That can be proven, but an isolated act usually
cannot be.
Fortunately the law also insists on solid evidence. If that means -- and it
almost certainly does -- that some incidents go unpunished, then so be it.
IMO that's a lot better than blithely handing out punishments based on nothing
more than a verbal accusation (even if the accusation is mine, and is true.)
Doc
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