Female Co-Worker Gets the Shaft at Work

Any man who shows his penis to a female co-worker should expect to be fired for doing so … except in Mississippi. Fred Tate was hired by Nissan and did exactly this to Joslyne Davenport. Ms. Davenport did not report the incident for several months. Never mind that she might have been intimidated by the flashing episode; or that she worried that if she made waves at work, she would be fired; or that no one would believe her story. Eventually, she sued, claiming sexual harassment. Federal District Judge Carlton Reeves has dismissed her lawsuit, essentially reasoning that a one-time penis show is not sufficiently severe to alter the conditions of work for a female co-worker.  Even worse, the decision shifts the blame to Ms. Davenport for waiting to report. Well, she was right, after all— the victim is to blame. For this appalling decision, read here.