On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 3:53 PM, Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn <chith...@gentoo.org> wrote: > Dean Stephens schrieb: > >>> Suppose that the council decides to accept an appeal from comrel. Is it >>> a conflict of interest for a member of the council who is also a member >>> of comrel to vote in the appeal? If it isn't, it is at least a pretty >>> strong perception that it is. >>> >> Why? How? Exactly what sort of conflicting interest is supposed to be >> present? > > I think in Comrel vs. Council is not a conflict of interest, but rather > throwing the appeals process off balance. Can you expect someone to neutrally > review material and actions (question the authenticity of evidence, identify > potential misconduct, etc.) that they themselves used to build the case > against the reprimanded? >
I hope that Comrel does not consider it their main duty to build cases against community members. They're supposed to investigate, mediate, and take action if necessary. They aren't prosecutors. -- Rich
