From 4e7c5464ce9f70a28ced17f6b571f836f432dc80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: uzalu Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:10:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] improved wording of grooming rule --- src/Rules/Grooming.md | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/Rules/Grooming.md b/src/Rules/Grooming.md index 4e9ab9e..535898f 100644 --- a/src/Rules/Grooming.md +++ b/src/Rules/Grooming.md @@ -1,15 +1,21 @@ # Grooming *Most cases of grooming of children would be covered under the [Serious Crimes](/Rules/Serious%20Crimes.html) rule. That rule takes precedence over this one where they overlap.* -Manipulating a [vulnerable person](#vulnerable-person) towards self-harm or sex acts, where deemed to have been done with knowledge of the target's vulnerable state, or with [ambition or disregard](#ambition-or-disregard) that the target is underaged, and where deemed likely to be a pattern of activity, is prohibited. +Manipulating a [vulnerable person](#vulnerable-person) towards sexual acts, self-harm, or physical violence, where deemed to have been done with [knowledge](#knowledge) of the target's vulnerable state, or with [ambition or disregard](#ambition-or-disregard) that the target is underaged, is prohibited. -⚠️ **Terminal**: Violators are subject to reprimand without warning. ⚠️ **Info-Hazard**: Violating material is subject to deletion at any time. ⚠️ **External**: May apply to activity outside of Cabal. +*Where deemed a pattern of activity likely to recur:* + +⚠️ **Terminal**: Violators are subject to reprimand without warning. + ## Terms ### Vulnerable Person A person under the age of 18, or a person with severe and visible mental instability such as suicidal ideation, strong violent impulses, or a trauma-induced vulnerability to further abuse. +### Knowledge +Active awareness, or where it is deemed that the conclusion should have been obvious and was available to learn. + ### Ambition or Disregard -Even if it is not known that the target is a child, the perpetrator may have been acting on the suspicion that they were. **This should not be applied to cases of innocently-mistaken age**, but only where deemed to have been pursued through such belief, maliciously or callously. \ No newline at end of file +Even if it is not known that the target is a child, the perpetrator may have been acting on the suspicion (ambition) that they were. **This should not be applied to cases of innocently-mistaken age**, but only where deemed to have been pursued through such belief, maliciously or callously (disregard). \ No newline at end of file