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0 pointsrkk34y ago0 comments

> Do you have a citation on that last part? I can't find any info indicating they were work sponsored events with vendors and the like.

https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/06/noah-bradley-admi...

> He apologized because some people said he was being inappropriate. We have no evidence that there was actually sexual harassment by any legal definition of the term.

His apology is Screenshoted in the above link.

"I was terrible to women. I preyed on them, I ceaselessly hit on them, I pressured them into sex. Yes I was one of those creepy sexual predators you hear about".

You really think this doesn't meet definition of sexual harassment? It seems pretty clear he admits to "unwelcome sexual advances" and creating "a hostile or offensive work environment" https://www.eeoc.gov/sexual-harassment.

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dcow4y ago

nit: I can't find source material indicating these were actually industry events. The article mentions they are, but that's just twitter "journalism". If you are at a happy hour the Friday night on the first day of a conference, is that a work event? Probably depends on who you ask and their bias.

Anyway, it doesn't matter what you or I think about Noah's behavior. We would probably come to the same conclusion, you and I, if we were sitting on a jury together presented with facts. Neither of us want sexual assault to go unpunished. The point of my initial comment is that I don't think society benefits from extrajudicial groups and I do not consider firing someone, even if the mob was right, appropriate justice. If Noah is guilty of sexual harassment, that's a serious crime and he should be treated as a criminal. As a society we have mechanisms in place to handle these situations. A twitter shitfest is not the appropriate mechanism.

rkk3OP4y ago

> I can't find source material indicating these were actually industry events.

The initial tweet cited in that article specifically mentions "Massive Black afterparty" a arts studio, and "workshops" and "conventions".

>If you are at a happy hour the Friday night on the first day of a conference, is that a work event?

If it's in your field and sponsored by your company or vendors? yes. If its a a random event you are anonymously crashing? probably not.

>The point of my initial comment is that I don't think society benefits from extrajudicial groups and I do not consider firing someone, even if the mob was right, appropriate justice.

Ignore the mob spreading false rape allegations, it's a red herring. He apologized/admitted to being sexually inappropriate at work events, that is grounds to terminate for cause.

> If Noah is guilty of sexual harassment, that's a serious crime and he should be treated as a criminal. As a society we have mechanisms in place to handle these situations.

Sexual harassment is a civil violation not a criminal violation. Police do not investigate sexual harassment and people do not go to jail for sexual harassment... You are right we have mechanisms such as his employer terminating his employment or suing for damages.

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