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Scotty fails to act human, while Murdoch fights with Zuckerberg

 Scotty fails to act human In Australia a 24 year old woman in a new job gets drunk at a work function. She goes to a 'safe place' to sleep it off and wakes up to find herself being raped - I think for legal reasons we have to say allegedly being raped here, but that seems to suggest that we doubt the woman's story, which we don't. On the individual level, this story is shocking because, despite several senior figures saying they will support her and she should go to the police, she still has the impression that she is a problem to be fixed and that reporting the incident could damage her career. Her treatment is ultimately the result of a culture of misogyny that permeates the political culture. At the broader level is the astounding revelation that a serious and degrading crime was committed and nobody thought to ask the question "How did this happen and how can we make sure it never happens again?" Seriously peeps! They thought it was OK to deal with this a
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