Posted on 11/05/2011 2:37:59 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Lost in the press’s non-stop hunger for a lurid he-said-she-said regarding the allegations against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is a more basic look at the nature of sexual harassment claims in this country.
As a recovering trial lawyer, I know first-hand how messy our legal system can be, but even I am shocked at the sorry modern state of sexual harassment law.
Instead of focusing on the claimed constitutional protections of suspected foreign terrorists held at Guantanamo, maybe the ACLU and the rest of the faux civil libertarian left should be spending a little more time concerned about egregious infringements on the constitutional rights of American citizens here on American soil. A good starting place would be taking a look at the state of sexual harassment law in this country, which can best be described as a legal little shop of horrors.
Our sexual harassment laws often undermine free speech. The claims themselves are incredibly easy to allege, incredibly difficult to defend, have been expanded to cover almost any type of speech and underscore the need for real and serious tort reform in this country.
Earlier this week, conservative author and former lawyer Ann Coulter caused waves when she said that getting charged with sexual harassment in the 1990s was akin to being charged with witchcraft in the 1690s.
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I can’t imagine it either. I had mostly male co-workers and most of the words and actions were harmless and I dealt with it. There were sexual innuendos flying through the air non-stop. I laughed when they were funny and rolled my eyes when they weren’t.
Only once did I feel intimidated and I told my other co-workers and they put the fear of God in this guy, he never even dared to look in my direction again much less leer at me.
How so Chuckles?
Sure, but you notice how it is mostly men who have a problem with the change? I wonder why?
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