“But he does good work.”
I typed this response to a comment that called the OP &quot;mostly bullshit&quot; and that if someone does wrong, it is incumbent upon the victim to file charges or forever hold their peace. The comment was flagged so I couldn&#x27;t submit what I typed, so I&#x27;ve pasted it here.<p>I agree that it&#x27;s hard to find black and white in accusations...but I&#x27;d argue that even the judicial system leaves more than enough gray to argue over. And because of that, I don&#x27;t believe that things are ever as simple &quot;if something is wrong, file charges&quot; -- just like it&#x27;s never as easy as &quot;if you love someone, put a ring on it.&quot;<p>I&#x27;ll likely have the privilege of never having to file charges for rape, but once I had to file charges as a victim of armed robbery. Even though I had plenty of evidence, in hand and forthcoming (Android location tracing)...I had a hell of a time convincing a detective that I wasn&#x27;t faking a robbery for insurance purposes, just because I wasn&#x27;t clear exactly what block i was on when it happened. I can&#x27;t even fucking imagine what it is like convincing the system that sexual assault (or even harassment) has happened, but I imagine the friction is enough to deter people from taking necessary action until it&#x27;s too late. It seems that some of these victims are able to talk themselves out of thinking that a colleague truly did wrong, and when others step up, they realize their mistake in being quiet.