In a few words, very little if it gets to court depending on the state.
On the left coast, you are presumed guilty. Full stop.
I heard about Emily Lindin’s post.
Truly horrific!
The answer is “No.” We are in an era when the hive is being purged of the “different ones.” There is no defense when a purge of the hive is taking place.
Oddly enough, I gained that observation of humanity when I was about eight years old, watching a British sci-fi movie called “Five Million Years to Earth.”
What would that look like?
False Accusers that fear for their lives might not accuse
The best defense mechanism is to work in a job that women generally don’t like to do. :-)
Polygraph test and voice stress tests.
Even worse is an accusation of child abuse. There is simply no defense that will remove the stigma of an accusation.
Make provisions to prosecute false accusers and a lot of it will stop....
3 years ago in my then workplace I was having a discussion with a woman about schools fencing off their property and playground equipment to keep kids safe. She was arguing that the kids needed protection from mass school shootings
I was arguing that after hours and on weekends there was no need to close these areas off as there were no kids at school during those times and they should be open....especially when my tax dollars went to build and maintain these facilities and equipment. I wanted to be able to take my grandkids there. I wasn’t rude about it but would not back off my position.
As her argument crumbled around her she stated to me if I don’t quit talking about it she would charge me with sexual harassment. Gods honest truth.
I immediately went to our supervisor, filled her in and documented it. My supervisor was a woman with her head on straight and understood. She had had problems with the woman herself.
I avoided the female dog from then until I left the workplace a year later. BUT I had to come to work everyday, avoiding her and wondering if she was going to accuse me of anything today. I never let myself be alone with her.
I have other incidents in other workplaces from over the years that I could relate just as egregious.
Nope. Unless they slip up and reveal their lies.... and even then you are probably still sunk.
I really do believe honesty is the absolute best policy here.
The man should be indignant and very, very clear about his exact behaviors. His story should be consistent over time. He should show zero evasiveness. He should admit to hitting on the woman, asking her out, showing interest, if he did so, but he should defend against the false allegation of whatever she said he did that he did not do. Evasiveness or denying HURTS your case. A good memory will help. “I know I said she has the best figure in the office, but I never said I wanted to run my hands over her.”
And if he did nothing, and if he has some alibi, he needs to use it. Best policy is to prevent any accusation by having the Pence policy and not being alone with people of the opposite s3x behind closed doors.
I watched that obscene clip. She kept referencing the Scarlett Letter. Isn’t that fiction? And witch burning. Didn’t that top out at 20 people?