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Requests to leave
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Any person at Noisebridge is empowered to instruct another to leave at any time. Such an instruction should only be given if the recipient's behavior is or has been unacceptable. The recipient should immediately gather their belongings and depart. Within 24 hours, the asker should email the Noisebridge discussion list explaining the situation and these events.

Nobody is ever required to ask another to leave. Nobody should ever confront a someone else who they think poses a physical danger to their safety. If someone's behavior presents threatens the safety of others at Noisebridge, the only appropriate remedy is to contact the police.

Someone who has been instructed to leave in this way should not return for 24 hours. Failure to depart when instructed in this way is a serious offense.

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mmartiniere Mar 5, 2014

24 hours? I thought the practice was to come back to a Tuesday meeting?

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"Failure to depart when instructed in this way is a serious offense." I've thought about this line a lot. I don't know if it can be improved, but there are scenarios that warrant a more lenient interpretation of failing to depart:

  • feeling of being unsafe in traveling (e.g. it's 4am)
  • sickness or injury
  • mobility issues (e.g. the elevator doesn't work)

I'm not saying the person shouldn't be expected to leave at earliest convenience. I'm just saying, let's make sure we don't over-enforce the policy and ignore mitigating circumstances.

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