I wonder about this from the perspective of the woman being kidnapped. Even the first person approaching me like that would put me on full alert. Then the second and third person surrounding me, wearing masks, I would be freaking the fuck out. I couldn’t stop myself from physically fighting (C-PTSD here as well). It would be an instant r…
I wonder about this from the perspective of the woman being kidnapped. Even the first person approaching me like that would put me on full alert. Then the second and third person surrounding me, wearing masks, I would be freaking the fuck out. I couldn’t stop myself from physically fighting (C-PTSD here as well). It would be an instant reaction. And screaming.
I am surprised by the calmness of the two detainees we’ve seen being arrested like this. These guys could’ve bought those badges on Amazon.
What do people think about fighting on purpose, if you’re the one being arrested when you’re alone?
Some time ago I read about a someone conducting a group discussion on personal safety where the participants were asked what they did routinely to protect themselves whenever they went out. The men all looked baffled and every woman there had at least two precautions.
I can't imagine how any woman being grabbed on the street by a strange man, let alone several strange men, wouldn't think she was at risk of being raped, but the shock of what is happening can have different effects. Some will probably freeze, especially now when it's early days yet and people think they still have legal recourse. Speaking as a rape victim (it was many years ago) I made a conscious decision at the time not to fight because I thought he would kill me if I resisted, but figured (correctly, as it turns out) that I could get away once it was over if I moved fast enough. I believe many more women than we like to imagine make such calculations but as a culture we prefer dead rape victms to live ones who are somehow complicit in the assaults if they don't end up on an autopsy table
All of which is to say that fighting for your life may well get you shot by one of these knuckleheads - I'm assuming they're armed - but on the other hand who knows where they're taking you? In any event it's something to think about ahead of time and mentally prepare for.
I wonder about this from the perspective of the woman being kidnapped. Even the first person approaching me like that would put me on full alert. Then the second and third person surrounding me, wearing masks, I would be freaking the fuck out. I couldn’t stop myself from physically fighting (C-PTSD here as well). It would be an instant reaction. And screaming.
I am surprised by the calmness of the two detainees we’ve seen being arrested like this. These guys could’ve bought those badges on Amazon.
What do people think about fighting on purpose, if you’re the one being arrested when you’re alone?
Some time ago I read about a someone conducting a group discussion on personal safety where the participants were asked what they did routinely to protect themselves whenever they went out. The men all looked baffled and every woman there had at least two precautions.
I can't imagine how any woman being grabbed on the street by a strange man, let alone several strange men, wouldn't think she was at risk of being raped, but the shock of what is happening can have different effects. Some will probably freeze, especially now when it's early days yet and people think they still have legal recourse. Speaking as a rape victim (it was many years ago) I made a conscious decision at the time not to fight because I thought he would kill me if I resisted, but figured (correctly, as it turns out) that I could get away once it was over if I moved fast enough. I believe many more women than we like to imagine make such calculations but as a culture we prefer dead rape victms to live ones who are somehow complicit in the assaults if they don't end up on an autopsy table
All of which is to say that fighting for your life may well get you shot by one of these knuckleheads - I'm assuming they're armed - but on the other hand who knows where they're taking you? In any event it's something to think about ahead of time and mentally prepare for.