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"Sexual Harrassment"

Walking onto the factory floor today I was feeling good. Couldn't say what it was, I was just in a happy mood, bouncing with optomism.

Got to the production line where I'd spend the morning, talking to the line boss person, and some hyperactive moose woman shouts 'come here you', grabs onto me, and procedes to 'grope' me (I'll not be going into more detail, thanks).
First few seconds I'm in shock. Then I try to get away, but she's clinging to me and following my efforts to walk away.
It was one of those moments when time seems to slow down, I couldn't say how long she was there. It felt like a long time, but I'd guess in real time maybe 10 seconds.

She let go and looked around at her sicker fans, laughing.
Then she did it again.

And as a parting shot she fired some innuendo/obscenity at me.

'F***. Jesus f****** christ'
That was all that went through my head in the following few minutes. Coupled with a horrible cheap, dirty, humiliated feeling.
Just thinking about it, my skin still crawls, I feel like crap.

We used to have a cat who was very timmid, always completely on edge. That's what I felt like every time she was within 10 feet of me today, hoping nothing would happen, furiously avoiding eye contact. All those other feelings coupled with fear and helplessness.

Yep, that bouncy optomism was pretty misplaced.


In the past whenever I've hear about (usually) women complaining about sexual harrassment in the work-place, I've always been sceptical about whether they may be exaggerating, overreacting, making more of the problem than there really is.
Never again.
I've experienced one 'incident', and as the physically stronger (etc) party. I'm sure my day has been nothing compared to what hunderds (thousands?) of people go through regularly.
Any victim of this kind of thing has my total sympathy from now on.


One day, one incident, I considered quitting. I would have done but for the fact i was due to finish in 2 weeks, and there's virtually no chance I'd have worked with the woman in question again. And I severely needed the £300 for the fortnight.

Anyone who can hold down a job through that kind of treatment, for any length of time, has my upmost respect.


Then I got home to find I've been laid off, effective immediately.
F***.

We have many search powers, section 18(5) and 18(1) are the two big ones.

No, PACE is, the police and criminal evidence act. 1984

English_Bloke wrote:
> The Human rights act hasn't affected the police too much, we are
> actually ahead of it, because of PACE 1984.

Powers to stop and search... does that give you the right to stop anyone at anytime and search them etc??

English_Bloke wrote:
> You must watch everything you say, it's very hard.

Indeed and cover your back at all times <- when I was first introduced to this concept I was appalled as it means that half the time is spent covering oneself rather than getting on with the job in hand.

The Human rights act hasn't affected the police too much, we are actually ahead of it, because of PACE 1984.

English_Bloke wrote:
> So much to take in about Human Rights now, when you may take someone’s
> rights away and such.

Do you know its swung too far in the human rights direction, I have to liase with social services sometimes and I know what a serious hindrance some of the laws are to effective work.

I know of at least 3 people in social services under text book investigation due to so called breaches of human rights.

You must watch everything you say, it's very hard.

So much to take in about Human Rights now, when you may take someone’s rights away and such.

Off the topic but -> Someone cant sleep??

Well you are law, it's in your job description.
The woman I was seeing from Chelmsford is a DS for The Met, and she told me about the ridiculous PC (no pun intended) attitude in the job now.

I'd go insane