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To think this is utterly repulsive behaviour

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bridie69 · 29/12/2015 21:58

Was visiting friends in N London today and decided to tube it. The last section of the Northern Line carriage thinned out and gradually became aware of a 40s guy to put it bluntly staring at my chest. I wasn't even wearing a low cut top not that that would excuse. I was feeling really uncomfortable and actually quite worried, then he stands up somewhere in the Claphams and my heart starts to race like mad I am convinced I am about to be assaulted. He screwed up a bit of paper and threw it at me as he got off a few stops before me. I started to cry partly with relief and got off at my stop then drove home shaking. I just opened the piece of paper and let's just say it is quite an unpleasant sexual comment. I am 51 for God's sake I just want to be left alone...why the HELL do we have to put up with this and why I am sitting here thinking "it could have been worse". Sad

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MotherofFlagons · 31/12/2015 02:04

Well done for reporting it, you did absolutely the right thing. I am frequently astonished at the behaviour that some men display towards women on public transport and they need to know it's not banter, it's not a bit of fun or flirting, it's totally unacceptable.

SpecialistSnowflake · 31/12/2015 03:06

Yep, reporting is the right thing to do. Even if they don't catch him, it's useful for them to know when this happens. I suspect public transport harassment is very under-reported. I never reported it before, but I will from now on.

lizatrixi · 31/12/2015 10:10

A "normal" decent man would never do this so this man might be dangerous and this event a precursor to something more serious. Please report it!

Lara2 · 31/12/2015 12:15

I'm so sorry this happened to you OP, and you definitely did the right thing reporting it.
lizatrixi is right, it could be 'minor' behaviour that leads to more serious assaults. When I was at uni I was attacked and stalked by a guy who had started off exposing himself to women, following them etc. After he attacked me, he and another man raped a woman. His assaults had quickly become more serious and escalated. All the victims' descriptions matched, so the police knew it was the same man.
So by reporting him, you may well have prevented another assault/ enabled him to be caught.

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