At my college, there has been 6 counts of rape/attempted rape/assault on women and I got so sick of it, I decided to write a note on facebook to many of my female friends and to other girls in general.
I was telling girls to be careful if they walk alone at night, I told them to travel in groups at night. I also asked them to learn a self defense system if they have the chance. I also am starting to teach two of my female friends Krav Maga that I’ve learned for 3 years. I also saw a girl outside my window walking alone at 315 in the morning so I kept an eye on her and made sure no one was behind her. I kept my eye on her until she went inside the girls dorm across the street.
Am I doing the right thing or am I too concerned that I am starting to be like a dad or something? I’m sorry but i really care for girls and what they go through these days.
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At my college, there has been 6 counts of rape/attempted rape/assault on women and I got so sick of it, I decided to write a note on facebook to m…
5 replies on “Am I doing the right thing???”
what you are doing is great. we all did the same at my college when i was at uni. one thing you have to be aware of though is that lots of rape happens by people the victim knows. i had a friend at college raped in her dorm room, and i have known lots of girls who have been date-raped too. being protective is good and really important. but unfortunately, there will still be girls getting hurt.
this is why women need to fight so hard to be respected by men. as they say, a man’s greatest fear is that a woman will laugh at him. a woman’s greatest fear is that a man will kill her.
what you are doing is great. keep it up.
You’re doing the right thing. It is better to be safe than sorry any day of the week. If the other girls don’t listen to staying in groups, carry pepper spray. It’s a quick and easy way to get away from anyone.
No I think what you are doing is great. There are a few too many rape/assaults at my college as well. This is one of those “oh it’s not going to happen to me things” and at hopefully if it’s 3am and a friends thinking of walking home just maybe that msg will pop up in her mind. If you’re passionate about caring for girls at your college theres no need to back off….. just don’t become some psychotic creeper behind a girl at 3:15 in the morning 😉
i applaud you with a standing ovation for what you are doing. we need more people out there like you to make it safer for women to have a normal life. keep up the work and don’t worry your not being wrong or anything. thanks alot from my heart and my daughters heart.
No, you are doing the right thing by trying to raise the awareness of girls about this. Rape is a serious issue, especially on college campuses and many girls have very little situational awareness. What many girls fail to realize is that they have left Kansas and they are now in Oz and that Oz isnt as safe as they think it is. Please, keep trying to raise awareness of your female friends and be an ear for them if anything happens. Make sure they understand that if anything happens to them that you wont judge them and that you only want to help them. Thats the best thing you can do for them. Beyond that its up to the girls to step up their awareness and protect themselves.