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> I'm pretty sure the bar for proving a report was made in bad faith would be much higher than the bar for proving there is abuse happening.

Why in the world would you be sure of that?



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>How do they verify accusations of harassment etc.?

Most likely? They do not.


>I didn't say they should get the benefit of the doubt.

>Therefore I doubt the situation is the result of actively malicious behavior.

This is giving them the 'benefit of the doubt'.


> Many with the ability to do so have confirmed it.

Would you happen to have a link handy? I don't mean to be adversarial. That screenshot is just so incredibly outlandish that it comes across as something from an overdone movie and I honestly find it difficult to take at face value.

Basic human decency and social norms aside, I just can't comprehend what manager would fail to recognize something like that committed in writing as a huge legal liability.


>I also told that could mean legal trouble.

I would've certainly asked for a clear explanation of this as it's hard for me to believe it's remotely true.


> But I really doubt that this was malicious

It wouldn't be malicious to force the company to honor their representation either.


> They weren't?

Happy for you to provide evidence that shows otherwise.

> Why would the good faith actors get punished for the actions of bad faith actors?

Would or should? They shouldn't get punished, but this precisely the point. Bad faith actors get far more attention than good ones. So this is already happening regardless of whether you want it to.


> Lying about it comes across badly.

I agree 100%.

It makes me wonder about the leadership that they made this decision, are going through with this legal situation, and keep trying to push this story.


> Why would we put much credibility into an organization investigating itself?

That's kind of a bizarre question, and I think you're misunderstanding what this is. This sounds like it's a story on the organization's internally-focused management, not some kind of external accountability thing meant to convince you of anything.


> I literally find it impossible to believe this

According to the article, there were hundreds of complaints from workers. But based on reputation you are willing to disbelieve them all and conclude that the state shouldn't follow up?


> Do you really think they will make a publish statement about this?

No, but that's why I'm skeptical about your claim; I don't think they'd tell you that either.

If they did, I'd encourage you to whistleblow.


> Burden of proof for what?

For me to believe their accusations. It's not just something that exists in the courts, it's a principle that many (most?) people adhere to in their lives. If you have one co-worker who accuses the other of stealing their phone, would you punish the accused without first asking how they know they stole it or looking at camera footage of the time of the alleged theft?

It's not illegal for you to believe unsubstantiated accusations (not just unsubstantiated, but unsubstantiated in the face of exculpatory evidence). It's not illegal for a boss to fire an employee over an unsubstantiated accusation. Legal, but still harmful to society.


> it's clear you're not acting in good faith.

I pointed out that the article you posted said the exact opposite of what you claimed it said (in addition to saying what you claimed it said). How is that not acting in good faith? If the article is contradictory, you need to go to the primary documents, which were available from The Guardian.


> I'd probably go further and argue it's just unethical.

Fucking someone up is unethical too, but it is way more common to hear how someone was deceived than how someone was upheld to their own words.

/rant off


> I think there's a non zero chance this guy is assuming too much malicious intent and could get a positive response still

A two week lapse is egregious. I would assume incompetence before malicious intent.


> This is actually documented in the suit.

Ah ty, this is what I was wondering, I figured the outrage was mostly posturing but still want to approach the issue outside of that drama. I mostly want to see where the audit results are published.


> I've already explained, we can't agree on a mutually acceptable definition of "trustworthy reporters", so this will not happen, ever.

You don't understand. We don't have to agree on a definition of "trustworthy reporters." You seem to be trying to convince me that I should be more skeptical of these allegations, but that's not going to happen unless reporters I consider trustworthy have sufficient access to investigate, to the point where the people you criticize don't have to be relied on. It really doesn't matter what you think of the reporters, and attaching unnecessary conditions is just a deflection and indication there's something to hide.

I agree your petition can't happen ever, but for different reasons. It would probably be quite unwise of you to make it, for obvious reasons.

> Yes, in a sense, You can judge us however you like, also in that sense, we're not obligated to accept your judgment.

You're not, but your decision reflects on you.


> Yale should be more responsible and work harder to have accurate reports if they want people to use their reports.

Why do you think Yale even included the incident that the parent commenter was referring to?


> Given the current political climate,

Not sure what politics have to do with it.

> such a SOC-2 auditor should be outed by name.

That would be defamatory, and potentially extremely unfair, especially if someone lied or was just incorrect, in an anonymous internet forum.

If someone experienced a loss because they relied on untrue statements from an auditor, they would have grounds to bring a case, and the auditor would have a chance at due process to respond to that case.

It probably seems slow and unwieldy when we all want justice now, but this is how we can be assured that justice is, in fact, done, and not injustice.


> she reported her adviser, Dr. Elizabeth Byrnes, for allegedly fabricating data

Is way too cautious of a wording.

She reported her advisor for fabricating data, not for allegedly fabricating data. You can't report someone for allegedly doing something.

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