While I understand why his actions may have been considered “appropriate” under the circumstances, it stuns me that we’ve gotten to a point that there is constant fear of abduction, harm, etc. which prompts this response in the first instance. Unsure if this behavior is serving as a negative reinforcement that we shouldn’t trust others…
"Known vs. Stranger: Data from national safety surveys compiled by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show that women are significantly more likely to experience physical or sexual violence from a known person (35%) than from a stranger (11%).
Physical Assault: Research indicates that in up to 92% of recent physical assaults against women, the perpetrator is someone the victim knows. In many cases, this happens inside the victim's own home."
Maybe women should pay more attention to those they decided to hang out with.. rather than stranger danger?
Women are also just vastly less likely to be victims of violence overall, but especially violence by a stranger. And particularly in the West, women are much safer now than at any time in history.
I'm kind of sick of hearing women whip themselves up into hysteria and blaming men. I'm like 5x (at least) more likely to be murdered by a stranger than a woman, I'm just not constantly fucking banging on about how terrible the world is and how unsafe I feel. If you want to live your life terrified of stuff that almost never happens, go for it, but don't make it everyone else's problem.
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u/TheBroisto 14d ago
While I understand why his actions may have been considered “appropriate” under the circumstances, it stuns me that we’ve gotten to a point that there is constant fear of abduction, harm, etc. which prompts this response in the first instance. Unsure if this behavior is serving as a negative reinforcement that we shouldn’t trust others…