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98. Nepotism laws exist to prevent employers from favoring employees they have

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Tue Oct 29, 2019, 01:57 PM

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Katie Hill was slut shamed for being a revenge porn victim [View all] RandySF Oct 2019 OP

Pretty much . . . Iliyah Oct 2019 #1

Its fucked up she's resigned for what? But Duncan Hunter is still in office. Anon-C Oct 2019 #2

She's resigning for being stupid. Jeez people. Cmon. redstateblues Oct 2019 #5

No shit. djg21 Oct 2019 #54

This is LArider Oct 2019 #68

Right. Anyone who post "intimate" photos on the web should know question everything Oct 2019 #96

Yup. ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #3

Or she got involved with a campaign staffer and also possibly her legislative director, pnwmom Oct 2019 #4

Thank you customerserviceguy Oct 2019 #8

Yeah...if shes sleeping with her staff, that's not acceptable at this level. Volaris Oct 2019 #28

The right wing gets away with everything. Dawson Leery Oct 2019 #6

You're assuming there aren't more shoes to drop RhodeIslandOne Oct 2019 #9

Me too. cwydro Oct 2019 #37

They Don't RobinA Oct 2019 #10

Her husband said she had multiple affairs, including one with her Legislative Affairs director, pnwmom Oct 2019 #11

In the midst of a divorce. RandySF Oct 2019 #13

Did you look at the texts between the husband and an uninvolved 3rd party? pnwmom Oct 2019 #16

+1. Nobody is less credible when putting down treestar Oct 2019 #91

And a big who cares. I find personal lives of folks to be their private affair. Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #22

She obviously cared. No one forced her to quit. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #23

We don't know how much Bettie Oct 2019 #25

The Democrats aren't wrong to agree on rules and abide by them. It's the Republicans pnwmom Oct 2019 #75

I know, but it seems like Bettie Oct 2019 #86

Yes, it IS frustrating. I hear you. And her ex is bad news. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #87

She probably couldn't handle the humiliation of the photos;I think it is ridiculous to turn on our Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #73

They are. IluvPitties Oct 2019 #67

I can't either...it is unbelievable. Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #71

Some people here tend to infantilize adults IluvPitties Oct 2019 #82

Did you feel this way about Bill Clinton's WH tryst, too? Backseat Driver Oct 2019 #53

That was more than 20 years ago, when the issue of power dynamics in work-employer pnwmom Oct 2019 #61

I didn't care about that...it was between him and his wife...the GOP was after Clinton from the get Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #74

Freepers say we get away with everything, the rules don't apply to us and we stick together. Kaleva Oct 2019 #14

Totally agree with you .... LenaBaby61 Oct 2019 #57

She should resign after the prez resigns for HIS indiscretions... seems only fair... nt mitch96 Oct 2019 #36

Bothers me, too. blm Oct 2019 #7

Remember pizzagate? And Hillary's emails? And Benghazi? triron Oct 2019 #12

ANYTIME a thuglican thinks they can get a Dem out of there by pressuring them with something .... LenaBaby61 Oct 2019 #58

She should stand her ground! AnnieBW Oct 2019 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2019 #78

saying the other side does it all the time stopdiggin Oct 2019 #17

No. She was shamed for screwing her young intern Drahthaardogs Oct 2019 #18

In the post-Monica era, you'd think people would understand that, yes, it's ALWAYS harassment. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2019 #26

I would also think that for anyone who grew up in the age of the internet, Volaris Oct 2019 #30

Hittin on the bong, fine, yes... hittin on the intern, not fine!! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2019 #38

One thousand percent AGREE!!! Volaris Oct 2019 #42

Katie Hill behaved unethically and very irresponsibly. Hortensis Oct 2019 #19

+1 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2019 #51

It's become clear that in the post-Franken environment we need to elect candidates Vinca Oct 2019 #20

This is disgusting. Those who support the Me Too movement but find fault in Katie Hill Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #21

The young woman was 10 years younger. And Hill continued to pay her as a consultant pnwmom Oct 2019 #24

And? I am sorry but I don't care. It was consensual. I would not have resigned and those who Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #40

We don't know what her reasons were for resigning. Unlike you, I trust her judgment. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #45

you might not have resigned stopdiggin Oct 2019 #59

So people with age differences should not date? IluvPitties Oct 2019 #64

Employers shouldn't have sex with their employees, because of the power differential, pnwmom Oct 2019 #70

Life is much more complicated than that. IluvPitties Oct 2019 #81

Was she under the age of 18...has anyone screamed sexual harassment? Well no...so it is none of our Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #76

In the GOVERNMENT Ethics guidelines Drahthaardogs Oct 2019 #29

The guys in Congress do it all the time...but the job loss is reserved for slutty women of course... Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #43

Bullshit. Drahthaardogs Oct 2019 #44

She is in Congress and they fuck their subordinates quite often...and men get away with it. Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #46

Adults fuck each other willingly in many different spaces and contexts. IluvPitties Oct 2019 #85

I absolutely agree....not a puritan myself....don't care how others handle their sexuality with Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #104

I think she both is a victim of revenge porn and should resign for having an inappropriate WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #27

She shouldn't have resigned. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2019 #31

The allegation is she had an affair with a campaign staffer and a congressional staffer. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2019 #32

It seems herdrinking is out of control; no doubt that's contributed to her poor decision making. cwydro Oct 2019 #39

I live in the abutting district. My reaction is sadness. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2019 #41

I agree, it is sad. cwydro Oct 2019 #47

The pot thing is a distraction. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2019 #49

True. cwydro Oct 2019 #50

I'm so angry Stargazer09 Oct 2019 #33

She showed extremely poor judgement. cwydro Oct 2019 #48

Whoa Stargazer09 Oct 2019 #63

Dating her staffers, taking naked pics with them, taking pics with a bong. cwydro Oct 2019 #69

Usually agree with you, but WE didn't deserve this. Hortensis Oct 2019 #55

I understand Stargazer09 Oct 2019 #66

She needs to land a cast iron skillet on the skull of her ex-husband Submariner Oct 2019 #34

Her shameful wantonness sorely vexes me. LuvNewcastle Oct 2019 #35

OK Pantagruel Oct 2019 #52

Ha! That was a good one Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #56

Well, there is the boinking of organizational subordinates aikoaiko Oct 2019 #60

Don't fuck your employees. It's that simple. Bradical79 Oct 2019 #62

What if you marry one? IluvPitties Oct 2019 #65

Then they shouldn't be a subordinate Bradical79 Oct 2019 #92

IF they are all adults, why even have this rule? treestar Oct 2019 #72

I agree...so tired of the puritanical attitude today...people this is what the GOP wants...they will Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #77

Because of the power differential between employers and employees, pnwmom Oct 2019 #79

Adults should date other consenting adults IluvPitties Oct 2019 #83

Employers shouldn't put their employees in the position of having to be extra nice to them, pnwmom Oct 2019 #88

No one has to be extra nice treestar Oct 2019 #90

Her campaign aid could become a volunteer Bradical79 Oct 2019 #93

Well why in that case? treestar Oct 2019 #102

Many, many women have felt pressured into sexual relationships with their employers pnwmom Oct 2019 #97

Why not report them? treestar Oct 2019 #103

Her age was a factor too. She had less knowledge than an older person. And less confidence. pnwmom Oct 2019 #105

Which her? Wasn't Hill's victim male? treestar Oct 2019 #107

but what if they aren't and the employee treestar Oct 2019 #89

Nepotism -nt Bradical79 Oct 2019 #94

Nepotism laws exist to prevent employers from favoring employees they have pnwmom Oct 2019 #98

What if they don't favor them? treestar Oct 2019 #99

How do you know favoritism wasn't involved? Hill continued to make regular monthly payments pnwmom Oct 2019 #100

How do we? treestar Oct 2019 #101

"I think it's unfortunate, the circumstances here, both personally and professionally, but the rules Ferrets are Cool Oct 2019 #80

They're there... Bradical79 Oct 2019 #95

I hate that term. But yeah, this. nt redqueen Oct 2019 #84

It is at least unethical for a boss to have sex with their employee Opel_Justwax Oct 2019 #106