I think one big thing that would help is for people who have social power and capital to use it.
If you're a guy who works in tech, for instance, you can impose social (or other) consequences for abusive behaviour which don't require going through the broken criminal justice system. Even if it's as simple as letting people know "That's not okay, don't do that."
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Date: 2015-07-07 10:54 am (UTC)If you're a guy who works in tech, for instance, you can impose social (or other) consequences for abusive behaviour which don't require going through the broken criminal justice system. Even if it's as simple as letting people know "That's not okay, don't do that."