Sexual harassment

[KaivaC]

You should read my post in full next time.
You'll find it makes you less foolish over all.
Because you just repeated what I said.

Your post is suggesting that it's really easy to just make a decision, get up, and just go DO something about it. I am saying that it is not that simple for some people. Some are afraid of the repercussions if they do step up and say no more, or take it to the next step and go to law enforcement. You are right that these are the steps that need to be taken in order to address something like this, but the person who finds themselves in this situation may not be capable of making that decision. It's just...not that simple. It is a known fact that a lot of victims in situations like these are terrified of coming forward to address something like this. That was the point I was trying to get across when I quoted you. And sometimes, an outside party may not even know what's going on because the victim themselves are good at hiding away their fears and pain because that's what they started to be accustomed to.

It's one thing to just blist in game. But as I've said before on the subject, a situation like what was reported in the OP can't be resolved by simply blisting. This is a real life situation and is just turning messier by the hour, and sadly, it's turning into a public war.

I think a lot of people do understand that it's difficult. But what then? What is society supposed to do for victims who won't reveal their situation or ask for help? Vulnerable people who get preyed on have all my sympathies but my sympathy won't get them to safety or heal the damage that continues being done.

Sadly, I don't believe there's much society can do further, from my viewpoint. At the end of the day, it comes down on those vulnerable individuals to be able to step forward. The best society can do in my opinion is just remain supportive of the programs and laws designed to combat the stigma that nobody cares/wants to help. It's a hard situation for me to really speak on because I've personally dealt with it a lot. And honestly, I wish I could give an answer that's more than what I've stated...but I can't, because the only thing I personally learned was finding the strength to say no more.

It's honestly a hard question to tackle.