The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society... the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweigh the dangers which are cited to justify it." (President John F. Kennedy in an address before the American Newspaper Association, on April 27, 1961)
Shrouding sexual harassment acts, abuse and discrimination in secret settlement agreements is just the latest in a long stream of cases in which perpetrators pay their way out and hide their sins. The results, for individuals and for society, are consequential. It's time to end the practice once and for all.
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/01/rutgers_experts_silencing_victims_of_sexual_abuse_must_end_opinion.html
Shrouding sexual harassment acts, abuse and discrimination in secret settlement agreements is just the latest in a long stream of cases in which perpetrators pay their way out and hide their sins. The results, for individuals and for society, are consequential. It's time to end the practice once and for all.
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/01/rutgers_experts_silencing_victims_of_sexual_abuse_must_end_opinion.html
