Community Issues: Responsibilities of a Con [PG13]

[angelmage99]

Community Issues
Responsibilities of a Con Prt. 1

So this is a thread to discuss issues within the cosplay/anime/fan community. Today's topic is what should be the responsibility of a con when it comes to the behavior of an invited guest. If you feel uncomfortable with the subject, please feel free to not post. You are not forced to post.

We will be using Aki-Con as the primary example and use other cons as support. Please read the provide links to help you understand the topic.

Anime News Network: Convicted Sex Offender Attends Aki Con 2013 Event As Guest DJ
AnimeJamSession:
Elite Cosplay: AKI CON HIRED KNOWN SEX OFFENDER

This thread is used to open up conversation about issues in the community and I encourage positive and constructive feedback and compliments to your fellow posters when they make a good or bad point.  

[angelmage99]

So here is my take knowing what I know about the case.

1. The convention runners should be in charge of their floor space. This include who is there: visitor, guest, or other. Double if it is one of their guest.

2. A convention should not be sex promoting when most of their guest is under 18 and double if it's not during "after hours".

3. The convention is not in charge of what happens behind close doors, unless they did something to promote it. In this case they hired a known sex offender.

4. They are not in charge of other people opinion and thoughts.

While the convention had no control over their underaged guest drinking or going to a private room. They did have control about inviting someone they shouldn't.  

[angelmage99]

smithers456

Just to make a comment about the guy in question,

I met him before he did this. He is a total creep. He was hitting on me. I got lucky that another friend (A fairly well known photographer in this part of the world) pulled me away not knowing I was in distressed.