Permission Through Complacency
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:57 am
I wish to take this opportunity to educate, as is our culture and climate in Runewick.
At a meeting today, someone asked if there were any criminal subjects available who might prefer undergoing a line of (magical) experiments to shorten their term in prison. Immediately following his question, I stated matter of factly that I would not support any such actions and would henceforth stop helping to capture any criminals in the realm. After the meeting, I was told, repeatedly, that he was just joking and to ignore it like everyone else did in the room. That if I only knew him better, I would understand.
Let us talk about complacency and how we encourage such behavior when we don't say something. By not telling him how such "jokes" are inappropriate, we actually are encouraging him to continue. Not only will he continue with inappropriate and uncivilized jokes, they will most likely get worse to garner more and more attention. I was the only one to say something in the meeting. Everyone else was quiet. If I were this person, I would assume nobody had a problem, but Uhuru. This is how it works to give your permission to someone with inaction, whether intentional or not.
I was told that two people did approach him after the meeting to discuss his "joke" and I appreciate that you let your thoughts be known to him. How else will he ever know? This thread is directed at the others, those that said nothing.
Regardless if it was a joke or not, I will never get to know this person better. I have no desire to get to know the sick and twisted mind that would say such a thing in any context. And those of you who support him with your silence (intentional or not), I just hope you have learned a little something in my writing here about complacency.
Thank you,
~Uhuru~
At a meeting today, someone asked if there were any criminal subjects available who might prefer undergoing a line of (magical) experiments to shorten their term in prison. Immediately following his question, I stated matter of factly that I would not support any such actions and would henceforth stop helping to capture any criminals in the realm. After the meeting, I was told, repeatedly, that he was just joking and to ignore it like everyone else did in the room. That if I only knew him better, I would understand.
Let us talk about complacency and how we encourage such behavior when we don't say something. By not telling him how such "jokes" are inappropriate, we actually are encouraging him to continue. Not only will he continue with inappropriate and uncivilized jokes, they will most likely get worse to garner more and more attention. I was the only one to say something in the meeting. Everyone else was quiet. If I were this person, I would assume nobody had a problem, but Uhuru. This is how it works to give your permission to someone with inaction, whether intentional or not.
I was told that two people did approach him after the meeting to discuss his "joke" and I appreciate that you let your thoughts be known to him. How else will he ever know? This thread is directed at the others, those that said nothing.
Regardless if it was a joke or not, I will never get to know this person better. I have no desire to get to know the sick and twisted mind that would say such a thing in any context. And those of you who support him with your silence (intentional or not), I just hope you have learned a little something in my writing here about complacency.
Thank you,
~Uhuru~