So, yeah, Carleton's Equity Services are pretty useless, as it turns out. 'Could have offered to provide mediation two years ago, before things were escalated; didn't. 'Could have done so a second time, after the first major incident and I approached them; 'didn't. 'Could have done so a third time, after the second major incident and I approached them... etcetera, etcetera.

Instead, the problem alternately got kicked to my department chair (without asking for my consent to disclose the information, and who couldn't do anything anyhow) or to Security, who can only offer to forward on the file to the Ottawa City Police. So instead of helping to de-escalate a situation, Equity has left it to me to either turn the other cheek (again), or to land someone with an unnecessary police record that could permanently damage their careers.

If that isn't Distinctly Carleton, I don't know what is, really...