<story><title>No, of that I&apos;m innocent</title><url>https://scobleizer.blog/2017/10/25/no-of-that-im-innocent-sexual-harassment-assault-accusations/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>astura</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ll preface this with, I don&amp;#x27;t know who this guy is and this is the first time I heard anything about this, I am unfamiliar with the allegations.&lt;p&gt;I am just absolutely shocked by this&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;I don’t have employees, I don’t cut checks for investment. None of the women who came forward were ever in a position where I could make or break their careers. Sexual Harassment requires that I have such power.&lt;p&gt;JFC, does anyone actually believe this? This is absolutely... Shocking. Disturbing... I have no words...&lt;p&gt;Shouldn&amp;#x27;t he have consulted with the EEOC before making such a bold statement?&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eeoc.gov&amp;#x2F;laws&amp;#x2F;types&amp;#x2F;sexual_harassment.cfm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eeoc.gov&amp;#x2F;laws&amp;#x2F;types&amp;#x2F;sexual_harassment.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;The harasser can be the victim&amp;#x27;s supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer.&lt;p&gt;It just makes it seem like he has no idea what appropriate behavior is at all. Really takes away from his credibility. Makes me think he&amp;#x27;s a &lt;i&gt;total creep&lt;/i&gt; but thinks it&amp;#x27;s other people who are the problem.&lt;p&gt;Also, it stood out to me it  seems odd that he used &amp;quot;sexual harassment&amp;quot; as a proper noun.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>openmosix</author><text>The problem is, he is one of the MOST influential people in the tech ecosystem. Yes, he is a &amp;quot;blogger&amp;quot;, but in many cases he could make or break a product, a startup or a career. A friend of mine startup was noticed (and acquired) by Facebook because Scoble started blogging about it and that came to the attention of Zuckerberg.&lt;p&gt;This guy leaves and breathes in tech conferences, as he is a regular invited speaker&amp;#x2F;guest. I&amp;#x27;m sure he had to see, read a million of &amp;quot;code of conducts&amp;quot;. The fact he claims &amp;quot;I have no employees... I have no power&amp;quot; is...disgusting.</text></comment>
<story><title>No, of that I&apos;m innocent</title><url>https://scobleizer.blog/2017/10/25/no-of-that-im-innocent-sexual-harassment-assault-accusations/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>astura</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ll preface this with, I don&amp;#x27;t know who this guy is and this is the first time I heard anything about this, I am unfamiliar with the allegations.&lt;p&gt;I am just absolutely shocked by this&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;I don’t have employees, I don’t cut checks for investment. None of the women who came forward were ever in a position where I could make or break their careers. Sexual Harassment requires that I have such power.&lt;p&gt;JFC, does anyone actually believe this? This is absolutely... Shocking. Disturbing... I have no words...&lt;p&gt;Shouldn&amp;#x27;t he have consulted with the EEOC before making such a bold statement?&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eeoc.gov&amp;#x2F;laws&amp;#x2F;types&amp;#x2F;sexual_harassment.cfm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eeoc.gov&amp;#x2F;laws&amp;#x2F;types&amp;#x2F;sexual_harassment.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;The harasser can be the victim&amp;#x27;s supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer.&lt;p&gt;It just makes it seem like he has no idea what appropriate behavior is at all. Really takes away from his credibility. Makes me think he&amp;#x27;s a &lt;i&gt;total creep&lt;/i&gt; but thinks it&amp;#x27;s other people who are the problem.&lt;p&gt;Also, it stood out to me it  seems odd that he used &amp;quot;sexual harassment&amp;quot; as a proper noun.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>donohoe</author><text>If I&amp;#x27;m reading it right, is he saying he is not a &amp;quot;sexual harasser&amp;quot; as opposed to just a simple &amp;quot;sexual assaulter&amp;quot;!?&lt;p&gt;He should have taken his lawyers advice.</text></comment>