Kansas Dem Andrea Ramsey, accused of sexual harassment, will drop out of US House race

[PatrickforO]

71. Indeed. I wonder what the landscape will look like after ten years of zero tolerance.

Zero tolerance without due process is a very destructive path. A path without critical thought, without common sense, and a path which will quickly degenerate for some into witch hunts - because, hey, as Dick and Joe found out in the 50s and 60s, they could make lots of political hay out of creating a big scare with innuendo. This was, of course, called the 'Red Scare,' and it degenerated into an awful kangaroo court called 'The House Un-American Activities Committee,' which, in effect, blacklisted many good people - destroyed their lives, their families, their livelihoods. History came to know this 'zero tolerance' period as 'McCarthyism.'

Funny how we laugh, and say, "McCarthyism? Oh, no, we'd NEVER be that stupid now..."

And yet, here we are.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying we shouldn't listen to accusers. Not at all. But to allow someone to accuse someone of something and then just sit back without being subjected to the rigors of proving their accusation is not decent.

And, don't forget that is corporate America, Human Resources isn't about the welfare of employees. It exists primarily to limit litigation risk against the company. So when a corporation does an 'investigation' of someone accused of something, this 'investigation' is usually done in secret, behind closed doors, and then the axe falls without having anything like due process. We don't enjoy the same freedoms we have as citizens in the context of our jobs. At work we are not free, and work is not a democracy or court of law. Which is why the Democratic party should not have withdrawn support for this candidate until she had a chance to disprove the allegations.

I'm increasingly concerned about Emily's List. I get emails from them pretty much every day begging for money. Is this what they are using that money for? To build railroads?