V1 All Knights shall abide by the Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy. The KOS Anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies make it clear that harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated, and set standards and expectations for behaviour.
V2 The KOS is committed to providing an environment free of discrimination and harassment, where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, can contribute fully and have equal opportunities.
V3 Under the Human Rights Code, every person has the right to be free from harassment and discrimination. Harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated, condoned or ignored within the KOSPMC. If a claim of harassment or discrimination is proven, disciplinary measures will be applied, up to and including:
- Termination of KOS membership
- Banning the member from the KOS and its' social platforms
- Filing of an official report to CIG
- And if the offence is serious and has potential for real world harm to a KOS member, the involvement of appropriate authorities
V4 The KOS is committed to a comprehensive strategy to address harassment and discrimination, including:
- Openly enforcing anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy
- Directly addressing harassment claims with the offender and promulgate rehabilitation between the offender and the victim (the KOS believes in seconds chances - we do not define an individual by the mistakes they make, but how they choose to correct and improve themselves after an incident)
- Regularly monitoring server and forum chat logs for breaches of Article G/1-1
- Providing an effective and fair complaints procedure
- Promoting appropriate standards of conduct at all times
V5 Article G/1-1 prohibits discrimination or harassment based on the following grounds, and any combination of these grounds, but is not limited to, the following:
- Age
- Creed (religion)
- Sex (including pregnancy and breastfeeding)
- Sexual orientation
- Gender identity
- Gender expression
- Familial status (such as being in a parent-child relationship - single parent, two male or two female parents, etc.)
- Marital status (including married, single, widowed, divorced, separated or living in a conjugal relationship outside of marriage, whether in a same-sex or opposite-sex relationship)
- Disability (including mental, intellectual, physical, developmental or learning disabilities)
- Race
- Ancestry
- Soci-economic status
- Place of origin
- Ethnic origin
- Citizenship
- Colour
- Record of offences (criminal convictions, juvenile offences, etc)
- Association or relationship with a person identified by one of the above grounds
V5-1 An example that would constitute the offence of one of these grounds is as follows:
- A member begins to openly humiliate or openly berate the actions and lifestyle of another member though none of their actions and lifestyle choices bring harm to anyone. This would constitute an immediate level 2 offence. The offender will be warned of their actions and muted from the server for 8 hours.
V6 The KOS works with a Three Level Offence System that divides offences to three levels. Level one would be the lowest level with the least offending offences, and level three would be the highest level of offences.
NOTE: Listed below is a guideline to help KOS officers handle an offence. Decisions made through review boards should be based off of findings of the investigation and should be made on case by case basis.
- V6-1 Level One Offences:
- Deliberately breaking in-game rules of the KOS (ROEs, doctrine, SOPs, and etc...).
- Repeatedly breaking Chain of Command (CoC).
- False accusations.
- V6-2 Level Two Offences:
- Verbally berating another member of the KOS or a member not of the KOS - offending another individual's personal lifestyle, gender, race, or any other ground listed in G/1-1 V5.
- Repetition of level one offences.
- V6-3 Level Three Offences:
- Multiple repetitions of level two offences and/or, outright attacks towards other members of the KOS/non-members.
- Malicious sabotage to KOS exercises/operations.
- Financial fraud (as detailed in Article E/1-1 paragraph v4-1-1).
- V6-4NOTE: A majority of level two and all of level three offences will be handled at the High Command Level.
V7 The KOS has a Three Strike System that works in tandem with the three level system of offences. V7 will explain the Three Strike System.
- V7-1 Pending investigation, level one offences will result in the sentencing of a first strike which will trigger an immediate warning to the offending member. The first strike will expire after a period of month.
NOTE: Repeated level one offences that constitute Strike One sentences will result in a review board to determine if a Strike Three sentence is appropriate.
- V7-2 Pending investigation, level two offences will result in the sentencing of a second strike. This will trigger both an immediate warning which will detail the offences of that member and the muting of server privileges for eight hours. The second strike will not expire and will be weighed as required if a level one/two offence is repeated.
- V7-3 Pending investigation, level three offences will result in the sentencing of a third strike. This will trigger an immediate message detailing the offences of the member, and the immediate excommunication from the KOS PMC. The member will be removed and banned from all KOS applications and any third-party resources used by the KOS.
V8 False accusations are serious breaches to the integrity of the KOS. As such, V9 will explain the process when a false accusation or accusation with ill-intent has been discovered.
- V8-1 Upon the completion of an investigation, if it is found that the complainant knowingly provided a false accusation with the intent of causing harm to another individual, the offence of a false accusation will be handled as a separate investigation.
- V8-2 The original review board will be closed and a new board will be raised to conduct an investigation into the false accuser with the steps detailed in Article G/1-1 paragraph V8.
- V8-3 The severity of the reprimand will be based on the conclusion of the investigation.
V9 Any KOS member who faces harassment or discrimination will message their immediate superior directly to officially file a complaint and will be handled at the unit level.
- V9-1 A Review Board of 3 officers will be formed to address the complaint depending on the severity.
- V9-2 The Review Board will directly engage the accused and gather the accused' recollection of the incident.
- V9-3 The Review Board will directly engage the complainant and gather the complainant's recollection of the incident.
- V9-4 The Review Board will gather any information from individuals that were present during incident.
- V9-5 All gathered information will be discussed and deliberated within the Review Board for all possible methods of resolution.
- V9-6 The Review Board will come to a decision that will benefit the complainant, the KOS, and the accused for the best possible resolution.
- V9-7 If the complaint is serious, the allegation must be forwarded to ADM. Crimson Hawk Moth via the Harassment/Complaint Form, and the complaint will be handled at the High Command level.
- V9-8 An example of a possible situation is as follows:
• A Cpl. has a complaint to submit. They talk to the Major (Auldran to Eagle Squadron)/Captain (Black Watch Platoon) of their unit and the Major/Captain attempts to solve the problem. However, the problem lies between the involvement of multiple units.
• Therefore, the Major/Captain proceeds to submit the problem through the Harassment/Complaint Form.
• High Command is notified of the submission and is now tracking the situation.
• High Command will reroute the complaint to the Wing Commander level where a review board will be formed (if the complaint originated from Eagle Wing, then the Colonel in Command of Eagle Wing will form the review board and two other officers not involved in the complaint to avoid any bias).
• If the problem requires more authority, the review board will hand the investigation to a High Command review board for further investigation.