Strict standard of sexual harassment
samedi 4 novembre 2017 à 01:00The UK Parliament is imposing a very strict standard of sexual harassment.
I think it would be wrong to impose that standard on everyone.
However, Parliament is a special case.
Legislators and their staff have special status, which they compete hard for, so it can be legitimate to hold them to a stricter standard than everyone else.
This could be a change for the better.
However, every standard should be objective.
“If someone else took offense at you, you're wrong” gives arbitrary power to anyone who takes offense.
I suspect that Leadsome does intend an objective standard of what is offensive, but her words say there won't be one.