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mopinko

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10. cell phones.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:25 PM

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dont b afraid to quietly hit record on your phone.

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A friend and I were discussing assaults, both sexual and otherwise, [View all] niyad Tuesday OP

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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #47

I agree there will need to be a multi-layered approach. Irish_Dem Yesterday #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 Yesterday #43