Shut Discussionist down!...

[Ms. Toad]

210. It didn't happen HERE.

It happened on discussionist. If the concern is that it is a crime, the proper thing to do is to go to the admins there (as several of us did to the admins here when we were were recipients of rape and death threats which were made here) and ask the discussionist admins to take the proper steps. If you aren't satisfied with their actions, then make a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

Trashing discussionist on DU because of a criminal act committed on discussionist by a now banned troll doesn't do anything to address your concerns about criminal activity.

And, for the record, I am appalled at the admin's repeated refusal to address the rampant misogyny here and fully support adding the words misogyny to the TOS. Because this is a site dedicated to progressives, I expect far more understanding and sensitivity to issues of racial, ethnic, religious, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and disabilities.

My issue in this thread is dragging examples of individual bad behavior from discussionist over here, in an effort to trash discussionist. There are bad actors everywhere, and I certainly wouldn't want DU being judged by the most offensive of its posters. I think it is important to have a place for discussions where there is not uniformity of voices. It isn't everyone's cup of tea - and I'm not about to try to drag anyone over there who isn't interested in exposing themselves to broader ranging discussions. But by the same token, I am not happy with the regular attempts here to sabotage what I think is an important opportunity for a discussion that isn't just an echo chamber.