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<blockquote data-quote="MechaPilot" data-source="post: 6881564" data-attributes="member: 82779"><p>I think all of those are a good suggestions, and I agree that discussing the workings of an effective anti-harassment policy is definitely necessary. Having never been to a con or engaged in organized play, I don't know what the harassment policies are for those things, but if we can find one that does seem to be effective, that would be good basis for crafting a more broadly applicable anti-harassment policy for gaming gatherings.</p><p></p><p>I do want to point out that there are three general types of harassment.</p><p>1) Non-criminal verbal harassment. E.g. Belittling and berating someone.</p><p>2) Criminal verbal harassment. E.g. threatening someone.</p><p>3) Criminal non-verbal harassment. E.g. assault, battery, and rape.</p><p></p><p>This is why I will reiterate that security cameras are part of a well-rounded solution. Security cameras won't be very good for picking up verbal harassment, but they are good for witnessing criminal non-verbal harassment such as gropings. It's all too easy for a person who's been groped to have no actual proof of what happened. I know that if I were being groped, my first instinct would be to remove the offending hand from my person, not to pull my phone out of my purse and catch it on camera (even if that were my first inclination, the offending party could just pull away as soon as my phone comes out of my purse). Once the offending appendage has been removed, there really is no proof that it happened (unless it left something traceable behind, which, eww). Cameras can also discourage or help document thefts and other criminal activities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MechaPilot, post: 6881564, member: 82779"] I think all of those are a good suggestions, and I agree that discussing the workings of an effective anti-harassment policy is definitely necessary. Having never been to a con or engaged in organized play, I don't know what the harassment policies are for those things, but if we can find one that does seem to be effective, that would be good basis for crafting a more broadly applicable anti-harassment policy for gaming gatherings. I do want to point out that there are three general types of harassment. 1) Non-criminal verbal harassment. E.g. Belittling and berating someone. 2) Criminal verbal harassment. E.g. threatening someone. 3) Criminal non-verbal harassment. E.g. assault, battery, and rape. This is why I will reiterate that security cameras are part of a well-rounded solution. Security cameras won't be very good for picking up verbal harassment, but they are good for witnessing criminal non-verbal harassment such as gropings. It's all too easy for a person who's been groped to have no actual proof of what happened. I know that if I were being groped, my first instinct would be to remove the offending hand from my person, not to pull my phone out of my purse and catch it on camera (even if that were my first inclination, the offending party could just pull away as soon as my phone comes out of my purse). Once the offending appendage has been removed, there really is no proof that it happened (unless it left something traceable behind, which, eww). Cameras can also discourage or help document thefts and other criminal activities. [/QUOTE]
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