GOP candidate Ron Paul says victims of sexual harassment must bear some of the responsibility

GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, who is leading in the polls for the Iowa caucus, said in a book written in 1987, that people, who are sexually harassed, should quit their jobs, instead of have the federal government intervene.

In the book entitled “Freedom Under Siege: The U.S. Constitution After 200-Plus Years,”  Paul says, “Employees rights are said to be valid when employers pressure employees into sexuality,” he further states, “Why don’t they quit once the so-called harassment starts? Obviously the morals of the offender cannot be defended but how can the harassee not bear some responsibility for the problem? Seeking protection under civil rights legislation is hardly acceptable. ”

As a sexual harassment attorney knows not addressing a person’s harassing behavior can lead to misconduct and abuse of other employees. Some form of disciplinary action is necessary to end this hostile behavior and make the workplace free of harassment for future employees.

Before a person can hire a sexual harassment lawyer to help them with their case, they must address the issue be reporting the harassment to their superiors. When taking this course of action has failed then and only then can they get the help of outside authorities.

In the court a sexual harassment attorney bears the responsibility of proving the harassment was pervasive and make the workplace hostile. People who are harassed can’t file a lawsuit for one off-collar joke or comment .