A curious legal standard of Gregoire's generation under the law is 'the perception of the victim' .
I'm gonna challenge that bit of abusive double speak here, but first let me note that it is not without a rational basis, no matter how badly misapplied.
Folks who have been abused are sensitive, actions that most of us consider part of the rough and tumble of daily life in the real world can be quite stressful - this may well be a prime indicator of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - whether it be a vietnam era vet or rape victim.
Accomodating such sensitivies, call it an allergy, if you will, on the part of authority, supervisors, is certainly important.
However the way this standard has been applied is actually used as a tool of divisive hate mongering between racial and sexual groups - allowing a manager to do whatever they want, rather than to 'manage' for performance and enduring quality.
In the end this standard, under Gregoire and crew, has become nothing more than a re-invention of the cycle of abuse - and may well evidence the role of the profession as a major factor, historically, in all types of hate crimes.
Personally, I'd include violations of the inalienable rights of the Constitution in that group - equating a violation of rights with the violation of rape.
Right Christine, after all to use the legal standard you do need to prove that someone has actually been harmed, RIGHT?
