@jessiesingal actually does answer her own premise in the article . She just doesn't like the answer .It IS a waste of time
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Replying to @Blackamazon
@Blackamazon well a lot of research suggests it isn't a waste of time -- there's reason to believe it can prevent rapes3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal as a good thing for people to do? Sure . As a now multi million dollar industry of grants and lobbying , It is a waste of time1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Blackamazon
@Blackamazon think you gotta have both. agreed that if BI were the ONLY thing getting funded, that would suck2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal except the premise of their article is not do away with it but that it isn't an acceptable policy foundation1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Blackamazon
@Blackamazon i thought their article really misrepresented what these programs advocate, to be honest2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal Their premise is very plain Bystander Intervention is not a good foundational policy2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Blackamazon
@Blackamazon they say in the piece BI encourages people to get involved in violent confrontations5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal@Blackamazon violence isn't just limited to the scene of the intervention though. Harassment, stalking etc can follow.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@GlennaNorlin @Blackamazon That's true. At least BI program I know of actually tackles some of those "off-camera" issues directly:
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