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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 22 Jan 22 8.03am
[Link] "Women's safety is once again in the spotlight - and walking home at night is often when their fears are most acute. Now a telephone helpline called Strut Safe, launched in Edinburgh last year, is keeping people company when they walk home alone." (BBC website) An emotionally-charged subject, with some people no doubt having first=hand experience of being followed at night in remote places. This company is offering to take calls from women experiencing harassment/being followed whilst making their way home at night. I don't want to pish on anyone's firework, but this raises many issues for me. Firstly, if you're in trouble, shouldn't your first call be to the police ? (and if you're in trouble, then a phone call is going to be too late at this stage to do any good) Secondly, if you think you're being followed, getting out your mobile phone would have several negative affects. 1. It shows your stalker that you are apprehensive/frightened 2. The mobile phone illuminates you and makes you a more visible target, especially the noise from you chatting away. 3. The phone distracts you from making important observations about your surroundings. Where is the best escape route ? is there a house i can knock on the front door ? When should i start running ? The best thing to have a mobile phone for in this scenario, is to have one of those really heavy old nokia phones and be ready to smash it into the head/face of any attacker. I disengage, I turn the page.
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"Women's safety is once again in the spotlight - and walking home at night is often when their fears are most acute. Now a telephone helpline called Strut Safe, launched in Edinburgh last year, is keeping people company when they walk home alone." (BBC website)

An emotionally-charged subject, with some people no doubt having first=hand experience of being followed at night in remote places.
This company is offering to take calls from women experiencing harassment/being followed whilst making their way home at night.

I don't want to pish on anyone's firework, but this raises many issues for me.
Firstly, if you're in trouble, shouldn't your first call be to the police ? (and if you're in trouble, then a phone call is going to be too late at this stage to do any good)

Secondly, if you think you're being followed, getting out your mobile phone would have several negative affects.
1. It shows your stalker that you are apprehensive/frightened
2. The mobile phone illuminates you and makes you a more visible target, especially the noise from you chatting away.
3. The phone distracts you from making important observations about your surroundings. Where is the best escape route ? is there a house i can knock on the front door ? When should i start running ? The best thing to have a mobile phone for in this scenario, is to have one of those really heavy old nokia phones and be ready to smash it into the head/face of any attacker.

I disengage, I turn the page.

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Badger11 Beckenham 22 Jan 22 9.24am
I would say they should get a taxi home but considering the number of drivers that are convicted for rape maybe not. If it makes women feel safer then why not. Edited by Badger11 (22 Jan 2022 9.25am) One more point
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Beckenham 22 Jan 22 9.24am

I would say they should get a taxi home but considering the number of drivers that are convicted for rape maybe not.

If it makes women feel safer then why not.

Edited by Badger11 (22 Jan 2022 9.25am)

One more point

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Mapletree Croydon 22 Jan 22 10.15am
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly [Link] "Women's safety is once again in the spotlight - and walking home at night is often when their fears are most acute. Now a telephone helpline called Strut Safe, launched in Edinburgh last year, is keeping people company when they walk home alone." (BBC website) An emotionally-charged subject, with some people no doubt having first=hand experience of being followed at night in remote places. This company is offering to take calls from women experiencing harassment/being followed whilst making their way home at night. I don't want to pish on anyone's firework, but this raises many issues for me. Firstly, if you're in trouble, shouldn't your first call be to the police ? (and if you're in trouble, then a phone call is going to be too late at this stage to do any good) Secondly, if you think you're being followed, getting out your mobile phone would have several negative affects. 1. It shows your stalker that you are apprehensive/frightened 2. The mobile phone illuminates you and makes you a more visible target, especially the noise from you chatting away. 3. The phone distracts you from making important observations about your surroundings. Where is the best escape route ? is there a house i can knock on the front door ? When should i start running ? The best thing to have a mobile phone for in this scenario, is to have one of those really heavy old nokia phones and be ready to smash it into the head/face of any attacker. Not a company The police have no equivalent service and have already said women should flag down a bus Got a better solution?
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Mapletree

Croydon 22 Jan 22 10.15am

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

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Not a company

The police have no equivalent service and have already said women should flag down a bus

Got a better solution?

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Stirlingsays 22 Jan 22 10.20am
A woman on her own out late at night is at more vulnerable. Stay in and make your bloke a sandwich. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

22 Jan 22 10.20am

A woman on her own out late at night is at more vulnerable.

Stay in and make your bloke a sandwich.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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Mapletree Croydon 22 Jan 22 10.42am
Originally posted by Stirlingsays A woman on her own out late at night is at more vulnerable. Stay in and make your bloke a sandwich. Making sure you baked the bread before dark of course. In case you have to go for ingredients.
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Mapletree

Croydon 22 Jan 22 10.42am

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

A woman on her own out late at night is at more vulnerable.

Stay in and make your bloke a sandwich.

Making sure you baked the bread before dark of course. In case you have to go for ingredients.

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cryrst The garden of England 22 Jan 22 10.48am
Originally posted by Stirlingsays A woman on her own out late at night is at more vulnerable. Stay in and make your bloke a sandwich. And pass the remote and pour the beer
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The garden of England 22 Jan 22 10.48am

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

A woman on her own out late at night is at more vulnerable.

Stay in and make your bloke a sandwich.

And pass the remote and pour the beer

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Dubai Eagle 22 Jan 22 11.29am
Shouldn't that be - Pour the beer, pass the remote & then make a sandwich - gotta get your priorities in the right order. Originally posted by cryrst And pass the remote and pour the beer
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Dubai Eagle

22 Jan 22 11.29am

Shouldn't that be - Pour the beer, pass the remote & then make a sandwich - gotta get your priorities in the right order.

Originally posted by cryrst

And pass the remote and pour the beer

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YT Oxford 22 Jan 22 1.00pm
Originally posted by Dubai Eagle Shouldn't that be - Pour the beer, pass the remote & then make a sandwich - gotta get your priorities in the right order. And after the football "do your duty". Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Oxford 22 Jan 22 1.00pm

Originally posted by Dubai Eagle

Shouldn't that be - Pour the beer, pass the remote & then make a sandwich - gotta get your priorities in the right order.

And after the football "do your duty".

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

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Stirlingsays 22 Jan 22 1.10pm
Originally posted by cryrst And pass the remote and pour the beer No one's attacking our beer pourers. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

22 Jan 22 1.10pm

Originally posted by cryrst

And pass the remote and pour the beer

No one's attacking our beer pourers.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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Stirlingsays 22 Jan 22 1.13pm
Originally posted by Mapletree Making sure you baked the bread before dark of course. In case you have to go for ingredients. Wearing one of those fetching bread making pinneys while they are at it. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

22 Jan 22 1.13pm

Originally posted by Mapletree

Making sure you baked the bread before dark of course. In case you have to go for ingredients.

Wearing one of those fetching bread making pinneys while they are at it.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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Stirlingsays 22 Jan 22 1.14pm
Originally posted by YT And after the football "do your duty". England expects every woman to do their duty. Roughly four times a week and twice on Sunday....with added sandwiches. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

22 Jan 22 1.14pm

Originally posted by YT

And after the football "do your duty".

England expects every woman to do their duty.

Roughly four times a week and twice on Sunday....with added sandwiches.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 22 Jan 22 1.33pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays England expects every woman to do their duty. Roughly four times a week and twice on Sunday....with added sandwiches. They must all be working to rule, if that was part of the deal. Red and Blue Army!
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Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 22 Jan 22 1.33pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

England expects every woman to do their duty.

Roughly four times a week and twice on Sunday....with added sandwiches.

They must all be working to rule, if that was part of the deal.

Red and Blue Army!

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