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If somebody asks me if I've gotten laid that's sexual harassment

Fledermaus said:
Hitting someone for merely touching you isn't self defense. It is assault.

And felony stupid.
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Did you read my last post? As I said, that depends on how they touch you.

Obviously a tap on the shoulder or a handshake doesn't warrant hitting the person.
 
DebateChallenge said:
If somebody asks me if I've gotten laid that's sexual harassment and I should be able to press charges.
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I never have to ask...for some reason my employees feel comfortable enough with me to dislose that information on their own volition even though I have no desire to know...I must be a truly terrible boss.
 
The world relies on healthy discourse and social communication. It doesn't rely on people punching each other.

As a college student you need to know how to do one of those things very well if you want any chance of making it anywhere on life.
 
Fledermaus said:
Tis dishonest.
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Dishonest? Goal posts sometimes get moved during discussions, anyway how about this, if I get in trouble for hitting somebody how about if I then hit whoever I get in trouble with.
 
Crusader13 said:
The world relies on healthy discourse and social communication. It doesn't rely on people punching each other.

As a college student you need to know how to do one of those things very well if you want any chance of making it anywhere on life.
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I agree that healthy discourse and good social communication should be the first resort but what if that fails? I don't put up with bullies and I shouldn't get in trouble for not putting up with bullies, especially in college.
 
DebateChallenge said:
So you must be opposed to self defense. The law in this country says you can defend yourself.
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Is there a reason you cant walk away?

And let's see the laws that support this:

DebateChallenge said:
If somebody touches you in a way that could be considered sexual harassment you can punch them. Ordinary appropriate physical contact such as a tap on the shoulder or a handshake would not warrant punching but if somebody touches you in a way they shouldn't, you can punch them.
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This is the kind of thread that gives me hope for this site.
 
*crickets*


DebateChallenge said:
So you must be opposed to self defense. The law in this country says you can defend yourself.
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Lursa said:
Is there a reason you cant walk away?

And let's see the laws that support this:
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DebateChallenge said:
If somebody touches you in a way that could be considered sexual harassment you can punch them. Ordinary appropriate physical contact such as a tap on the shoulder or a handshake would not warrant punching but if somebody touches you in a way they shouldn't, you can punch them.
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Based on some of the responses in this thread, some of the people come across that they think its OK to touch people in ways you shouldn't, that its OK to grab for somebody's private area without their permission.
 
DebateChallenge said:
Based on some of the responses in this thread, some of the people come across that they think its OK to touch people in ways you shouldn't, that its OK to grab for somebody's private area without their permission.
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So...you still didnt discuss anything, just 'reiterated.'

Care to respond to the post above yours, 88?
 
DebateChallenge said:
If somebody asks me if I've gotten laid that's sexual harassment and I should be able to press charges.
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I don't know about charges (TPO) but it's definitely harassment unless:

1. That person is a colleague, friend or relative..
2. ...with whom you often talk about such things...
3. ...in such a bawdy, jocular manner...
4. ...away from the ears of others who would definitely be offended.

But if someone you don't know, respect, have that sort of relationship with asks, yeah that's harassment. Likewise if you do it to someone else absent the above set of conditions, which I suspect is the point of the thread.
 
It looks like Fledermaus has left the building.
 
Here is your answer. Sexual Harassment"It is unlawful to harass a person (an applicant or employee) because of that person’s sex. Harassment can include “sexual harassment” or unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature.
Harassment does not have to be of a sexual nature, however, and can include offensive remarks about a person’s sex. For example, it is illegal to harass a woman by making offensive comments about women in general.
Both victim and the harasser can be either a woman or a man, and the victim and harasser can be the same sex.
Although the law doesn’t prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being fired or demoted).
The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer."

Under the circumstances you describe, you have to communicate in some way to someone in authority to prevent it, that the remark was unwelcome, and then the conduct must continue unabated by your effort to discourage it.

The pattern has to really be noxious,off-putting and repetitive enough to alter the general work environment.
 
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If someone is making a good faith offer to be your wingman/wing girl, you should just be grateful, especially if they get you results.

DebateChallenge said:
If somebody asks me if I've gotten laid that's sexual harassment and I should be able to press charges.
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If asked fifty years ago and it was meant as an insult the thing to do would have been to knock a couple of their teeth out. But since we are now in ***** nation where everyone is entitled to a "safe space", taking the question literally and making your adversary deal with a sexual harassment charge as good of retaliation as any.

DebateChallenge said:
More along the lines of someone at school, particularly someone at college.
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