Re: “On legislative sexual harassment, time to investigate the investigators,” March 30 Jon Caldara column.
Jon Caldara’s column flirted with some important issues at stake in the #MeToo movement. Due process is a foundation of our legal system and a protection to our social status. Respecting the accused’s right to due process must be addressed, as #MeToo identifies men who violate sexual boundaries. Workplace investigations are critical to due process.
However, Caldara’s identification of the investigator in two legislative cases as “female” reads as a blatant attempt to discredit the professionalism of the investigator. This is a common tactic used against women to devalue their voices, and fiendishly, their professionalism.
A workplace investigator’s job is to determine if claims are provable and if the parties involved are credible. Attaching a political or social agenda to the results because that investigator is a woman, demonstrates that Caldara’s interest lies in discrediting and silencing women’s voices rather than exploring issues of professionalism, harassment and due process.
Amanda Beyer-Purvis, Arvada
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