Willbeat, ¨'If this is the case, why on earth add to the problem?' I suppose the question is, are you significantly adding to the problem? The attackers are a tiny proportion and don't represent a million refugees. Also, it doesn't seem many of the attackers are recent arrivals. A number were already known to the police. I don't accept immigration is adding to the problem.
Inkanta, I'm not trying to get anyone to feelsorry for the perpetrators. I amcommenting on the nature of 'fighting back' that is going on.
Champ, if the cartoons are aimed at all men and disributed widely it can't be a bad idea. I think sending the message loud and clear to all gropers, flashers, would be sex attackers is important. I have questions on the extent to which men can be educated out of this kind of behaviour, but it sounds ,like a good start. It may be that different kinds of men need different kinds of education, but this an opportunity to target all kinds of men. They all have it common that they feel entitled to do this in numerous public places anyway.
This kind of campaign should be supported by police. They need to make it clear that there is zero tolerance. That should have started with the speech by the mayor with a clear strategy, but they missed the opportunity. This is why I don't think it is just a cover up because of race or culture etc. They haven't exactly made a song and dance about attacks before.
However, while there are opportunities for everyone to learn about equality and progress, inequality itself isn't the sole cause of these attacks. Many will accpet equlaity over time but it is focusing on the further causes of those that go a step too far that is important too.
I read that these assaults flourish in climates where there are few consequences for attacks. Does Germany provide clear consequences for sex attackers? It seems not. So a campaign surrounding consequences, publicity regarding sentencing etc would be good.
I believe that often in court in Germany, attackers often have to prove that they had to fight off their attacker in order to get a conviction. This is a ridiculous state of affairs. How could any woman fight off those attackers? Why is it her responsibility to do so? The women there are everywhere else should not be made responsiblefor their attacks. So attitudes to rape need to change too in order to get more men convicted and make those clear messages about consequences stick.