Posted by LlurpsieBlossom on December 4, 2006, at 10:26:28
In reply to Re: blocked for 30 weeks - Oh, for God's sake!!, posted by verne on December 4, 2006, at 9:08:54
30 weeks seems cruel and unusual to me.
****I have not read the thread that lead up to the block, I'm commenting on blocking policy in general****
It might help me if an offended party (just once) would step forward and say that 30 weeks feels like justice.
I wanted someone to get blocked once, but only for a week. That's not an option though.
The "victim" here [of the offensive behavior] seems to have very little connection to the proceedings of the blocking process.
Sure would be nice if we could either talk these disagreements out like adults, or count on the same processes that help victims recover their dignity and worth in the criminal justice system.
As it is, the victim of an offense is thrice victimized
1) once, by the actual incivility/offensive comment
and
2) again, by the guilt that he/she has sent a peer to block-land. A land of cruel and unusual punishment, including (but not limited to)- social ostracism, forced silence, hopelessness in changing the blocking system, and lack of access to resources that would aid in an appeal.
3) "victim" is unable to understand a blockee's mind, and thus may always wonder what role his or her own behavior played in a dispute. A feeling of "survivor's guilt" in which both parties contributed to an uncivil exchange, but only one ended up being punished.
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