Why should any woman have to worry constantly about being raped? How about people don't sexually assault and then we wouldn't have this issue. Stop victim blaming.
Why should any woman have to worry constantly about being raped? How about people don't sexually assault and then we wouldn't have this issue. Stop victim blaming.
I'm not saying they should :/ Getting in a cab with a random guy outside a club is ridiculous.
I'm not saying they should :/ Getting in a cab with a random guy outside a club is ridiculous.
Correct, but the situation isn't about that. She could have gotten into a licensed cab, these things happen in licensed cabs too and it still wouldn't have been her fault. The person doing the attacking is 100% to blame.
Why should any woman have to worry constantly about being raped? How about people don't sexually assault and then we wouldn't have this issue. Stop victim blaming.
There's blaming the victim, then suggesting people take reasonable precautions to not become a victim of crime. I lock my front door when I go out - the question of "why should I have to worry constantly about being burgled?" doesn't arise. The simple fact is that I do have to worry about this.
Howling at the moon about why I should or shouldn't have to take precautions, or that people shouldn't commit crimes, will not change a damn thing.
There's blaming the victim, then suggesting people take reasonable precautions to not become a victim of crime. I lock my front door when I go out - the question of "why should I have to worry constantly about being burgled?" doesn't arise. The simple fact is that I do have to worry about this.
Howling at the moon about why I should or shouldn't have to take precautions, or that people shouldn't commit crimes, will not change a damn thing.
I didn't say it would. I said the situation is far bigger than what she didn't do to keep herself safe. The fact is we shouldn't have to worry about this, even if realistically we do.
I didn't say it would. I said the situation is far bigger than what she didn't do to keep herself safe. The fact is we shouldn't have to worry about this, even if realistically we do.
Lovely. We shouldn't. In the realm of unicorns and rainbows, perhaps we wouldn't. You, however, suggested that promoting reasonable precautions was "victim blaming". The net effect of this will be nothing more than to increase the number of sexual assaults that take place.
This girl, who was assaulted, realises that - which is why she is trying to stop other women taking "unlicensed taxis".