Disir
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For the record, I agree with just about all of your post.You can't be aggressively flirtatious on the job. If it's unwanted then you take action. You have to take action. I think McGrath may have been saying that the women are really vulnerable to his alpha male voodoo? They lose their bloody minds and before you know it she is willingly giving him too much information and......?> I don't like the man. I think he should be gone anyway. I just don't give a damn or believe that he is a "sexual predator".I"m not buying this. Look, there is not a doubt in my mind that this guy is one of those really old school cats that has made some remarks that are just in poor taste. Really. But, not a one of them stepped up until the nursing home scandal became undeniable. Not a one of them. Now? It's like some kind of macabre #metoo horror film where they just march out like robotic dolls with fake tears and a brave smile one after another.When will this serial murderer and sexual predator throw in the towel?
Current Cuomo aide Alyssa McGrath accuses governor of sexual harassment
A current aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, accused the embattled governor Friday of making suggestive remarks and engaging in other forms of alleged harassment, marking the latest allegation in a widening scandal that threatens to oust Cuomo from office.www.foxnews.com
I don't like the man. I think he should be gone anyway. I just don't give a damn or believe that he is a "sexual predator".
It's an interesting point. I don't like him either. He certainly seems to have the powerful and aggressive personality of an alpha male, but is being aggressively flirtatious with the opposite gender and not being told to stop, or not stopping when being told to do so, really harrassment?
I have not followed this closely, but the only really potentially actionable thing I had heard was something about unwanted hands under a blouse, which does not sound good at all.
Groping allegation against Gov. Cuomo referred to Albany police
The Albany Police Department has been formally notified about the allegation that Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped a female staffer in an incident that may amount to a crime, a source familiar with the mat…nypost.com
Other stuff that I had heard like suggesting to play strip poker, does not seem to be actionable, unless the behavior was unwanted, pervasive, and communicated as undesired.
I am not up on the latest facts, probably, but I don't find this article convincing. One of the things the latest accuser says is:
"He has a way of making you feel very comfortable around him, almost like you’re his friend," McGrath told the newspaper. "
What the heck does that mean?
The person briefed on the case, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said the woman — who is much younger than Cuomo — told the governor to stop. Her broader allegations include that he frequently engaged in flirtatious behavior with her, and that it was not the only time that he had touched her.
Female aide said Cuomo aggressively groped her at Executive Mansion
This occurred October, November, December of last year? She came forward on March 3 while sitting at a table watching him on television talking about how he had never touched anyone inappropriately. She continued to work for him and said nothing.
All of these allegations are being investigated by the state attorney general. Either they have a case or they don't.
I personally think they are trying to distract from the fact that Cuomo didn't deliver the correct information because he didn't want to be investigated by Trump and all of his staffers knew as well. So we are going to redirect attention over to sexual harassment.
>You can't be aggressively flirtatious on the job
That's not always true, particularly if the flirts are not unwanted or repelled.
> The person briefed on the case, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said the woman — who is much younger than Cuomo — told the governor to stop. Her broader allegations include that he frequently engaged in flirtatious behavior with her, and that it was not the only time that he had touched her.
Okay, she told him to stop. Did he stop?
On prior occasions of flirtatious behavior, did she likewise inform him that his behavior was not wanted?
Or was this a one-time reprimand? That does not make harassment, IMO.
You're right that's not always true. However, all of them work for the government so they have probably encountered more information than say a retail clerk and a manager of a store. There is no, "Oh, gee. I didn't know what to do in this situation." They knew. They just opted not to do anything because of the benefits of the relationship at that time.
When he allegedly groped her that was a wrap. Now that's a crime--again allegedly. She told him to stop. You have a great question. Did he stop? We don't know. We don't know if she ever said anything at all to him. If she did say something as she reported, is that the only time anything was ever said? We don't know.
