Remove Repository #344
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UPDATE 2025-08-15 - new evidence posted: https://pretty.direct/truth
https://pretty.direct/statement.html
https://pretty.direct/consentorder.pdf
The mob justice embodied in this repo brings shame on the Scala community, and is deeply disturbing.
Blog posts from disgruntled ex-lovers and anecdotal accounts (e.g. "he walked towards me") should not pass the bar to destroy a man's career and mental health.
If there was actual sexual abuse it should be raised with the correct authorities (not the Scala Center!). By publishing public accusations and taking a mob justice approach, the accuser actually harmed her chances of achieving a fair trial against the accused. This sets a terrible precedent and is hugely counterproductive.
These are the principles of due process:
- The right to a fair and unbiased adjudicator
- Advance notice of the proposed sanction and its basis
- The right to present a defense
- The right to present evidence, including witnesses
- The right to know opposing evidence
- The right to question opposing witnesses
- A decision based only on the evidence presented
- The right to representation by an advocate
- A record of the evidence presented
- Written findings of fact and reasons for the decision
Jon Pretty was not granted a single one of these provisions.
This repo should be taken down immediately.