[sudo-discuss] Timon

[Max B]

I personally witnessed Timon getting exceedingly drunk last Tuesday (I 
watched him finish off a large plastic bottle of vodka)

Then on Thursday, as Matt and I were leaving the building, Matt tried 
to talk to Timon and ask him to leave. He's been banned from the 
building by the landlord. Although Timon had previously told Matt that 
he would be leaving, he refused to leave and said he would "leave later 
and not come back". He was clearly lying about his intentions. When I 
tried to point out to Timon that he was being disingenuous, he told me 
"get the fuck out of my space". It should be noted that I was nowhere 
near him physically and he was indicating the entirety of the common 
room as "his space".

I've never been afraid of Timon. I've read the past reports of him 
being belligerent towards others and I regret not being more supportive 
at those times. I personally refuse to call the police over something 
like this, but I will absolutely support the community in making sure 
he knows he's not welcome and making sure he leaves and doesn't come 
back.

Max

On Tue 27 May 2014 02:46:05 PM PDT, Matthew Senate wrote:
> I have been afraid. I don't often feel fear, or let myself get carried by
> that fear, but in this circumstance it has taken over me periodically for
> months now.
>
> I was afraid of Timon. I was afraid of his physical and psychological
> intimidation. I have been targeted, among others, by him, and this has made
> sudo room an unsafe space whenever he is present.
>
> But I'm no longer afraid. I no longer will allow this abuse to continue.
>
> Timon *asked *that I send a written message, so I sent an email to him and
> our landlords that indeed, Timon has no right (legal or otherwise) to sudo
> room, the public school, or the common space of 2141 Broadway. This is
> unequivocally true.
>
> However, the more important matter is that I sent this message because I,
> among others, have been habitually harassed and targeted by Timon.
>
> This harassment ends now. We provide a space that is safe for everyone to
> be fully expressed, where safe space and mutual respect is prioritized far
> over ideology. There is no argument to be had; your fellow members are
> begging for help, to hold fast and expect the most minimal of standards for
> behavior for anyone who enters our space.
>
> Please help end this abuser's targeting of myself and other sudoers.
>
> I know I will be present on Wednesday in full confidence and unencumbered
> by my previous fear. I have overcome this fear through support of the
> friends and community that truly makes sudo room an amazing place. Please
> join me if you have shed this fear too.
>
> Together we will resist this and future patterns of abuse.
>
> // Matt
>
>
>
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