Some of you will have seen the post the other day. Apparently I made a girl “uncomfortable” via a text exchange (I assure you, there was nothing untoward on my part).
I pressed the University for details, and now I am told I am being formally investigated. They’ve formally accused me of misconduct, now, and told me that I must speak to them over the phone, this week…
For various reasons I won’t go into, I simply cannot do the phone thing, this week. I just can’t. I’ve told them so, and I’ve also told them that I will be seeking legal advice.
They linked me to a web page which essentially, very nebulously, outlines that anyone can make an allegation against a student, even anonymously, and it will be investigated, even if the situation in question has nothing to do with the University…
It even says “Anything can be sexual harassment, even if it only occurs once”. So I gather that is what I am up for…
Fuck me. This is so fucked…
Here’s what the bullshit website says:
They won’t tell me specifics. They won’t point out “policy”. Just this nebulous, open-ended bullshit.
Anyone (including people who have nothing to do with the University) can “report” someone via that site. Including anonymously…
No fucking wonder false allegations happen all the time…
Insane.
I make a habit to spam the fuck out of systems like that every time I find one. Anonymous bullshit reports by the hundreds? Yes please!
After getting flooded with sexual assault allegations against the California Raisins for three days, most people start to realize that maybe their reporting system is a little too "inclusive".
The UK police used to have (don't know if it still exists) a fucking chat room where you could talk to a real police officer and report whatever you want. Fun times.
Mix up a drink, slap on a VPN somewhere in London and use a common British surname.
So, Singh, al-Jordani or Mukanabe?
If you want them to take your report seriously, yes.
Yeah I know, right…
Unfortunately power dynamics do be like that.