NYC_SKP has been banned

[Kali]

522. wow

Last edited Thu Jun 4, 2015, 02:15 PM - Edit history (1)

that is pretty shocking. I mostly just know him from the Lounge and he was a long time staple in there. He seemed to be a classic liberal in the sense of always talking to underdogs or people that were getting piled on. I didn't always agree with him on all of those he tried to "protect" but he was pretty consistent in that behavior. He had humor and has been having a horrific health situation with brain surgeries and fighting for his life during post surg infection. He cared for and lost both parents in the last few years.

I know he sometimes posted some pretty unfiltered things occasionally but that is what the jury system is for. I can not believe he used the concept of calling any woman a cunt and that shocks and saddens me as much as the banning of a long time member. I do not envy admins in this decision one bit. I am not sure what I would do. On the one hand I believe in second chance. On the other, using that word on any woman especially here on DU is just plain unacceptable.

This makes me sad for all of us.


I want to add this as an edit: after seeing the actual post that he had replied to, I am not quite so certain a permanent ban is the appropriate punishment. It is a tough situation. On the one hand the message that there will be no tolerance of misogyny on DU absolutely NEEDS reinforcing around here, but on the other hand, there are human, grey-area mitigating factors in this case.

Not to mention the aggravating (to me, at least) fact that there are so many much worse disruptors just blatantly going on with their trollery every damn day.