#MeToo: Retribution, Accountability, and Justice

Sunday, March 6, 2022

What Is It

The #MeToo movement exposed how pervasive sexual harassment and abuse are, and how rare it is for perpetrators to be held accountable. Although some recent high profile cases have resulted in convictions, more often punishment is meted out by public shaming. So why is it so difficult to hold sexual abusers legally responsible for their actions? Is social retribution a way to achieve some form of justice in lieu of criminal proceedings? And how do we strike the right balance between accountability for victims and due process for the accused? Josh and Ray tackle the issues with Janine Benedet from the UBC School of Law.

Transcript

Transcript

Josh Landy
How do we achieve justice for victims of sexual assault?

Ray Briggs
Can we change the legal system to make it more effective?

Josh Landy
Or should we turn to social media instead?

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Harold G. Neuman

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 -- 12:21 PM

There has been a war over

There has been a war over sexual harassment for a couple score of years at least. Powerful people do not care, because the harassment is in tandem with their power. Laws have little deterrent affect. As long as people with power see the harassment as a perk or privilege of their station, there can be no resolution of this egregious problem. Foucault was right. Power is infectious. And corrupting. The question is how far are we prepared to go to root out the evil? So far, not-so-good. Current examples are in your face.

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cybersecuritylawsrc

Monday, August 9, 2021 -- 12:39 PM

Better help survivors to feel

更好地帮助幸存者感到更安全,获得更多支持,将鼓励更多的人站出来,找出性暴力的施暴者。

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Harold G. Neuman

Sunday, March 6, 2022 -- 9:10 AM

The fact of male-dominated

The fact of male-dominated society is old. Crimes such as sexual assault and harassment are, prima facie, crimes committed by men against women. We know what sexual assault is: rape, for the purpose of asserting power. Sexual harassment is considered a civil rights violation. This is wrong-headed, a priori. How do we make this right? Change the law. Lower the bar. Bring ALL such violations under criminal law.. No more velvet boxing gloves. No more aiding and abetting criminal activity.

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Harold G. Neuman

Sunday, March 6, 2022 -- 2:08 PM

Answers to the questions:

Answers to the questions:
1. There is no justice for victims of sexual assault. Just as there is none for murder victims. The notion of retribution is, uh, absurd.
2. Yes. We must. However, there will be no systemic change without commitment.
3. Social media is a cancer. The economic rewards obfuscate the disease. It is no more than a manifestation of the contextual reality, of which I have written.
希望演出顺利!我有更紧急的事情要处理。我非常尊重和钦佩加拿大的教育机构。同时,祝贺肖恩·卡罗尔被任命为约翰·霍普金斯大学....我们希望这是对大局的促进。

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Tim Smith

Friday, March 18, 2022 -- 7:01 AM

I keep commenting on this

I keep commenting on this only to have my comments removed.

Hmm....there is only so much time in life.

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