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EdmondDantes_

(1,940 posts)
9. I like that dye idea, like in money robbed from a bank
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:24 PM
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But unfortunately I think the only real solution is in teaching men and boys to be better. Everything else seems mostly to be good for only reducing the odds the person taking precautions is a victim, not reducing the number of victims.

And obviously they mostly seem to work in cases of random stranger attacks which are a relatively small subset of cases. Doesn't hurt to have additional options of course.

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Most sexual assaults are not stranger abductions. yardwork Tuesday #1
Yes, taught to be nice is abig one. Figarosmom Tuesday #4
Exactly! yardwork Tuesday #5
You will notice that I did not limit my OP to sexual assaults only. niyad Tuesday #20
Yes more women are abused by someone thwy trust Lifeafter70 Tuesday #24
Times change and we live in a world of privacy violations jfz9580m Tuesday #38
When my daughter was 12 Figarosmom Tuesday #2
Brava! Congrats to her! You must be very proud of her! SheltieLover Tuesday #6
Sure am!😊 Figarosmom Tuesday #13
Excellent! I wish all parents did this. niyad Tuesday #19
Same here. My daughter was a black belt at age 13. Irish_Dem Tuesday #26
Yeah funny how that works, the politeness factor. Figarosmom Tuesday #36
My daughter is 4ft 10in and 95 lbs. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #44
I taught taekwondo to children and adults oberle Tuesday #29
I had friends that trained Figarosmom Tuesday #35
Thank you for all that you have done. niyad Tuesday #37
My daughter loved it. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #45
Worry more about partners, "friends," and creepy bosses, Ocelot II Tuesday #3
Yes! SheltieLover Tuesday #7
You will notice that I did not limit my OP to sexual assaults only. niyad Tuesday #21
I don't remember what SING stands for LearnedHand Tuesday #8
I think it's Solar plexus, Insole, Nose, Groin EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #11
Thanks! LearnedHand Tuesday #12
Watch Miss Congeniality! MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #25
That's where i first learned about it lol LearnedHand Tuesday #33
I like that dye idea, like in money robbed from a bank EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #9
But Swalwell knew what was right and wrong JI7 Tuesday #15
Not enough to not be an abuser EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #16
Teaching men and boys not to be abusers is great. How long is that niyad Tuesday #18
My fantasy is that men are barred from owning any weapon. Irish_Dem Tuesday #27
Sadly, the way things are going in this misogynist, patriarchal niyad Tuesday #28
Yes women's rights are going by the wayside. Irish_Dem Tuesday #30
A man that SA women I_UndergroundPanther Tuesday #42
My point is I don't think simply giving women tools is enough EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #31
All very interesting. But PLEASE notice that I specifically mentioned niyad Tuesday #32
Any physical boundary violation when a woman says no. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #47
I agree there will need to be a multi-layered approach. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #46
cell phones. mopinko Tuesday #10
The biggest threats are those we know and agree to see JI7 Tuesday #14
??? niyad Tuesday #17
Women need to be empowered to fight back. hamsterjill Tuesday #22
Looking self-assured and aware certainly helps. In a similar discussion niyad Tuesday #23
If you find yourself in a bad situation, wnylib Tuesday #34
Yes, trust your instincts! I am so very glad that you did exactly that, niyad Tuesday #39
Yikes 😳 MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #40
So am I. It seems even scarier to me now that I'm older and wnylib Tuesday #41
Good for you! YES, always trust gut instinct! SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #43
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