I’ve seen a lot of friends outraged at the Met police locally advising women not to walk alone at night in the days following the disappearance of Sarah Everard. I’ve seen a posts along the lines of ‘how about telling men not to attack women instead?’
I absolutely agree with the wider point that we should be asking the question “how do we make it safe for women?” not “how do women stay out of danger?”
But in this case, was the police’s advice not just the equivalent of advising people to stay out of the water following a shark attack?
I’m so upset and angry about Sarah Everard but I cannot get incensed about the police advising women to take precautions when an unknown attacker may have still been in the area.
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Police advising women not to walk alone at night
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Bubbinsmakesthree · 11/03/2021 18:30
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