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This thread discusses several incidents of sexual assault at Dragon*Con this year. This is the first time I've heard of it happening, but that doesn't mean it's never happened before. It just means that this year was worse than years past. And the assaulters weren't all con members (some were LSU fans in town for the game), so the con's policy of yanking badges won't do any good.
We need to get the hotels, con staff, and fellow con attendees to prevent such issues from happening again. We need to get a stated, publicized anti-harassment policy on the con webpage and in the con materials (program guide). The location of security staff in all areas of the con needs to be better publicized/signed/whatever.
People need to get through their heads that a women wearing a skimpy outfit isn't asking to be hit on, let alone groped or worse.
People need to know that this sort of shit won't be tolerated. At all.
We need to get the hotels, con staff, and fellow con attendees to prevent such issues from happening again. We need to get a stated, publicized anti-harassment policy on the con webpage and in the con materials (program guide). The location of security staff in all areas of the con needs to be better publicized/signed/whatever.
People need to get through their heads that a women wearing a skimpy outfit isn't asking to be hit on, let alone groped or worse.
People need to know that this sort of shit won't be tolerated. At all.
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Date: 2010-09-10 01:29 pm (UTC)From:By Sunday night, you had to show a con badge (or room key) to get into the Marriott at least. Whether this was related to the problems people were having with non-members, I have no idea.
This year was just ... off. Apparently, according to people who know about these things, LSU has a reputation (well-earned, I think) of having rude, obnoxious, drunk, asshole fans, the worst in the SEC, apparently. That probably played a part. (UNC fans were there, too, but I don't remember seeing much light blue, only yellow and purple.)