Originally Posted by dteowner 
I wouldn't go that far to characterize the protesters
He wasn't characterizing the protesters.
Gotta agree with you though, that discouraging people from reporting sexual assault is definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel.
He was referring to your behavior, not the directive.
discouraging people from reporting sexual assault
Apparently you conveniently missed this:
members of the protest group who believe they are victims or who suspect sexual abuse are encouraged to immediately report the incident to the Security Committee