diff --git a/src/Rules/Grooming.md b/src/Rules/Grooming.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4e9ab9e --- /dev/null +++ b/src/Rules/Grooming.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# 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. + +⚠️ **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. + +## 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. + +### 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 diff --git a/src/SUMMARY.md b/src/SUMMARY.md index 9070669..716f066 100644 --- a/src/SUMMARY.md +++ b/src/SUMMARY.md @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ - [Underage](Rules/Underage.md) - [Treason](Rules/Treason.md) - [Loopholing](Rules/Loopholing.md) + - [Grooming](Rules/Grooming.md) - [Guarantees](Guarantees.md) - [Expression](Guarantees/Expression.md) - [Tutorialisation](Guarantees/Tutorialisation.md)