today the justice department of the United States released a new policy on sexual harassment, describing various steps of the legal process in more detail, as well as clearly stating the rights and processes that will come with cases that come up dealing with this issue. Many, especially in the LGBT community, however, feel the new policy is lacking.
The main reason stated for this seems to be because of a sort of protection of the harasser in the accusation. They state that this is due to the judges feeling scared for their reputation if they are sued by those who proved to not be a harasser in alleged sexual assault. The counter argument for this, obviously, is that the same could be said for the victims. If they sue due to a faulty ruling, it could look even worse for the judicial system. While I agree that some of the points made in the 48 pg long report are a bit strange, I feel that overall it was very well said, and that those against it should wait until they have proof against its merit before criticizing the new plan. These are just my thoughts, however.
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