It was standard advice back in the day

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Sui — 11/25/2021 12:15:23 AM (archived)

Along with:

Don’t dress provocatively (no short skirts)
Don’t walk home alone
Carry a personal alarm
Shout fire if you are attacked because people are less likely ignore it
Walk home with your keys open between your fingers to use as a weapon
Wear shoes you can run in

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Fear, a story - podrock - 11/24/2021 12:22:59 AM
- Deimos and Phobos - ER - 11/25/2021 1:29:04 AM
  - And there is a problem right there - Sui - 11/25/2021 5:33:09 AM
    - I'm an old and ugly man, too. - ER - 11/25/2021 6:10:42 AM
      - It’s not just to young and attractive women - Sui - 11/25/2021 6:28:14 AM
        
        Validate their own self-worth? - ER - 11/25/2021 6:57:03 AM
        
        Judging your own value - Sui - 11/25/2021 7:09:21 AM
        
        Relationships don't always turn out the way we'd prefer. - ER - 11/25/2021 1:50:59 PM
        
        Life - Sui - 11/25/2021 8:32:22 PM
        
        My Stepfather - ER - 11/25/2021 9:18:48 PM
        
        I think the appreciation of the absurdity of it all is required in order to stay sane... - RL - 11/26/2021 11:32:54 PM
        
        What a man he was. - Sui - 11/25/2021 10:20:06 PM
        
        I recently hit my 50th year on this planet... - RL - 11/25/2021 8:10:34 PM
        
        The World is a Beautiful Place - ER - 11/25/2021 8:48:06 PM
        
        It is, despite it all. - Sui - 11/25/2021 10:20:33 PM
- and another perspective (lighthearted from my point of view) - Sui - 11/24/2021 10:43:48 PM
  - Point and laugh is a reliable tactic in many situations. - podrock - 11/25/2021 12:21:50 AM
- From a different perspective - Sui - 11/24/2021 6:32:16 AM
  - Thanks for sharing that - podrock - 11/24/2021 9:34:26 PM
    - Sorry about that. - Sui - 11/24/2021 10:20:30 PM
  - That was a grim scene... - RL - 11/24/2021 7:32:31 AM
    - It wasn’t all that grim. - Sui - 11/24/2021 8:15:22 AM
      - It was grim and consequences I did not accept - Sui - 11/25/2021 12:21:33 AM
        
        We ALL have prejudices... - RL - 11/27/2021 1:33:52 AM
      - So sorry to hear that... - RL - 11/24/2021 6:49:00 PM
        
        I remember the first time that happened to me - podrock - 11/25/2021 12:09:59 AM
        
        It was standard advice back in the day - Sui - 11/25/2021 12:15:23 AM
        
        They had a self-defense class at my college for women. - podrock - 11/25/2021 12:59:08 AM
        
        The advice here was not to fight but run - Sui - 11/25/2021 1:29:54 AM
        
        thank you for thinking about your actions. - Sui - 11/24/2021 7:44:12 PM
        
        probably less than you think - Sui - 11/24/2021 7:41:17 PM
        
        Oh I can be quite clueless when distracted by work... - RL - 11/24/2021 8:39:17 PM
        
        You won't be the first one - Sui - 11/24/2021 9:48:31 PM
        
        Another tragic aspect of our society - RL - 11/24/2021 10:59:46 PM
        
        It’s the younger generations too - Sui - 11/25/2021 5:24:14 AM
        
        "amateur vs professional scientist" - podrock - 11/25/2021 5:21:41 AM
        
        I’m in awe of them - Sui - 11/25/2021 5:39:08 AM
- I probably wouldn't run... but not because I am some macho badass...I just can't run fast - RL - 11/24/2021 4:24:22 AM
  - Good choice. - podrock - 11/24/2021 4:51:18 AM
- You have to wonder what motivates assholes like that... - RL - 11/24/2021 1:57:58 AM
  - A reflection, not on you, - Sui - 11/24/2021 8:47:16 AM
- You call them rednecks. - ER - 11/24/2021 1:12:46 AM
  - Funny thing - podrock - 11/24/2021 4:45:08 AM
    - With people like that the violence and stupidity increases exponentially with the number in the group. - RL - 11/24/2021 5:34:32 AM

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