Two prompts for this:
- Neo-Nazis have been parading in my town and carefully not breaking any laws. Although the media has identified a lot of the masked cowards, the information mostly goes no further into society than the paywalled news article. The White Rose Society doesn’t seem to make public their lists of racists, perhaps from fear of being sued.
- My (other) smaller home town has quite a problem with misogyny and domestic violence. Here is an example… We only get to learn about such dickheads via the socials and IRL networking
That was in response to a woman wanting a ride to Melbourne but asking for a female driver only, for safety.
Just how governments have proscribed terrorist lists, and in Australia similar for bikie gangs, I propose something private more along the lines of a tenant database, where landlords share details of bad tenants. Because it can severely affect someone’s ability to be housed, there are rules:
Before listing a tenant on a tenancy database, a landlord or agent must:
- Let the tenant know in writing if they want to list them on a tenancy database
- Give the tenant at least 14 days to respond.
- Consider the tenant’s response before listing them.
I do not believe a Dickhead Database would come under any government rules, because it is not discriminatory, it is opinion only, and it is for members only (although hopefully all of Australia joins, for free).
It would need to be clearly defined what qualifies someone. No he said/she said unless there are numerous individuals reporting someone. Even so, they might be placed in a lesser category, like orange instead of red.
Acceptable proof would be convictions, named in the mainstream media, or social media or text message screenshots like the above.
I’m thinking:
- People causing physical harm
- People threatening physical harm
- Extremely bad business operators
- Phoenix businesses
- Extreme racists (beyond social media)
- Serial pests
My thinking is, people we could do without, who are unlikely to reform. As opposed to thieves, addicts and so on.
The list needs to be as short as possible. Anyone who does reform can apply to be removed.
Use cases:
- Avoid personal relationships with them
- Avoid doing business with them
- Add to the evidence from a wide array of members
- Identify them pre-trial if they are out on bail
- Start a national “don’t be a dickhead” movement
The idea of the latter is that for many blokes, being named and shamed as a special type of dickhead is worse than what the courts can do to them.