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On 02/13/18 16:12, Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn wrote: |
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> Rich Freeman schrieb: |
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>>>>> Suppose that the council decides to accept an appeal from comrel. Is it |
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>>>>> a conflict of interest for a member of the council who is also a member |
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>>>>> of comrel to vote in the appeal? If it isn't, it is at least a pretty |
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>>>>> strong perception that it is. |
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>>>> Why? How? Exactly what sort of conflicting interest is supposed to be |
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>>>> present? |
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>>> I think in Comrel vs. Council is not a conflict of interest, but rather |
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>>> throwing the appeals process off balance. Can you expect someone to neutrally |
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>>> review material and actions (question the authenticity of evidence, identify |
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>>> potential misconduct, etc.) that they themselves used to build the case |
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>>> against the reprimanded? |
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>>> |
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Given the interactions that I have had with Comrel members acting on |
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behalf of Comrel (leaving aside interactions with Comrel members acting |
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in other roles as I have no reason to track such interactions and they |
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are not relevant here); yes, I would expect that of them. |
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>> I hope that Comrel does not consider it their main duty to build cases |
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>> against community members. They're supposed to investigate, mediate, |
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>> and take action if necessary. They aren't prosecutors. |
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> (I'm taking this back to -project where it belongs) |
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> But typically only Comrel actions can be appealed. Investigations or |
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> mediation not. |
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> Best regards, |
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> Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn |
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