[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes:
HI Sue,
As Doc mentioned, the problem is that the hard evidence must come in the
form of things like creation of hostile work environments or clear cut
negative consequences to the women who resist a sexual harassment
advance.
Further complicating the case of the sergeant major is that it is
exceedingly difficult for these women to report these incidents in a
timely manner. In most cases, even if they win their case their military
careers are over.
This is another case where I think the truth is somewhere in between and
it is very possible that the sergeant major was guilty of sexual
harassment and, perhaps, sexual assault. But, from the reaction of the
jury, it appears that they felt some of the charges were either
exaggerated or false. I never saw any of the trial so I can't offer an
opinion in that regard.
Bill
On Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:26:02 -0800 Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>Hi Bill:
>
>Although I do agree with you that no one should be convicted on sexual
>harassment just because someone accuses them of it. But you do have
>to
>admit, there rarely is any hard evidence in cases like this. It
>usually
>is a he said she said situation. So then what do you do?
>
>I didn't follow the Army sex case, but here was a situation of five
>women who all said that they were sexually assaulted, harassed, etc.
>And no one believed them. So what is a woman or a man, in some cases
>suppose to do.
>
>Sue
>> HI Doc,
>>
>> LOL...look for the deep pockets. 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
>
>--
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>
>1. Don't tell people everything you know.
>2.
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