The motherfucker attacked her.

I am so sorry that this happened to you and am so happy you are able to convert your experience into activism.

At a convention for a private organization a “proper investigation” is whatever level of investigation their policies call for.

HR departments and university administrations also aren’t police forces, but since the alleged perpetrator would be kicked out a convention he has no right to attend in the first place and not deprived of life or liberty as a result of the investigation, it doesn’t matter.

WTF is wrong with you? I thought victim-blaming was a republican thing, last I checked progressives believe the victim and are suppose to support them. Of course they are suppose to remove him! If that idiot doesn’t understand not assaulting people then he doesn’t have enough clarity of mind to vote properly!

GWEN, YOU ARE MY HERO!!! :D <3

Well, old-timey US conventions were a regular venue for punch-em-ups (things got kind of feisty on the floor of congress, too). So it’s really time we got around to addressing the respect of individuals’ personal space at these & perhaps other major gatherings as well. For instance, is there any official protection in…

The hotel wouldn’t even step in!? That is so gross! Well, now I have a good reason to never stay at a DoubleTree.

Yes, women just “make anything” into an assault. That happens. All the time.

But the hotel isn’t “in charge” of your guilt or innocence, they’re simply “in charge” of whether or not you get to stay, which they would be anyway and all you could do about it is ask for a refund. The hotel isn’t deciding if you go to jail or have a criminal record, and if they put in their agreement that it’s…

Doubletree doesn’t have to hold court to ensure that their guests feel safe from harassment. Just like you can get kicked out of a bar for behaving badly you can get kicked out of a hotel for it.

They should have a policy in place that their staff are familiar with. It is not acceptable to tell someone that has been harassed that they aren’t sure what to do because there is no written procedure for it. Not to mention that having one will also protect those accused that you’re so concerned with.

I agree- the guy literally began violently licking her breasts in front of everyone in the bar, most likely on video. The cops should at least ask to see the video.

Sure, but since no one is legally entitled to be a delegate there is no legal reason they can’t have a policy providing for an expedited process.

So, can I say I absolutely love your username ABagOfTrouble!!

You would think there would be a blanket “conduct unbecoming” or “inappropriate behavior” policy for removing a delegate to cover violence, verbal abuse, constant drunkenness, unruly behavior, etc.

I’m curious now. Do a lot of big events have an assault policy in place? Do big cons have something like that on the books? Like VidCon, ComicCon, E3, and all these music festivals? In my previous line of work I had to go to rando big events and, luckily, I never needed to know this.

Good points, and thank you. I didn’t really know what the process was to be a delegate. I also see that Gwen said above that they do have alternates. Your policy suggestion makes sense. By the way, what is “FFS?” I’m an old person and don’t know that one.

That’s not really true, virtually every legislative body can expel members for misconduct and there’s nothing really undemocratic about that, though I agree that in the case of a party convention the disciplinary procedures shouldn’t change the pledged delegate totals.

FFS, you don’t have a right to fair trial before a private organization replaces you with someone else who can do your duties just as well. There is no legal entitlement to being a delegate. And there is a lot of room between “only removed for arrests” and “tossed out based on an accusation” - they could easily put a…