[sudo-discuss] Stealing Shit Policy

[Patrik D'haeseleer]

I love "Confrontation Response Policy".

Should also include a reminder to take a picture or collect contact info of
the perpetrators if possible, and suggestions for how to do so in a way
that does not escalate an already potentially dangerous situation.

Patrik
On Jan 23, 2015 11:30 AM, "null null null" <null at revolution.cheap> wrote:

> We've got a lot of big items scheduled for next week's meeting, and it'd
> be helpful to start talking about them now so that the meeting itself can
> be as fruitful as possible without stretching on into midnight. One of the
> bigger items is the "Stealing Shit Policy," which would outline an
> appropriate response to theft in the space. It might be worth extending
> this into something more like the "Confrontation Response Policy," so that
> it could address other situations in which someone is threatening the space
> or its membership, whether they're drunkenly destroying items or verbally
> accosting people.
>
> I spoke with several people about how we could deal with these situations
> without calling the police or violating our safe space agreements
> <https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Safe_space>. Most of us were at a loss, but
> Ryan had some good initial suggestions. I've outlined them below as best I
> recall:
>
>    - If someone is trying to leave the space with a stolen item, call all
>    hands on deck and block the entrances until they've relinquished it.
>    - If someone is harassing people or damaging the space, ask them to
>    leave. If they refuse to leave, then call all hands on deck and form a
>    human net around them. Without touching them, guide them out the door.
>    - Only if someone is physically violent do we respond with physical
>    force.
>
> These responses would be absolute last resorts, and hopefully we would
> never need to employ them. Still, even if we tighten down our entrance
> policies, we should be ready to respond to people who are abusing the space
> and its membership. This way, we'll be prepared to respond in a way that's
> aligned with our values.
>
> Are there other ideas about how to deal with these types of situations?
> I've reached out to some radical spaces back in Austin to see how they
> would respond. If there are other spaces in town that might have some
> perspective or techniques, it'd be great to hear from them too.
>
> -null
>
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