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Craig234

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8. I'm sorry to hear that

Reply to Quantess (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 07:54 AM

Jun 2016

I don't think I'm in denial, but I'm also listening - I'm very sorry to hear you went through that garbage.

My sister is a small blonde who used to live in the city - but it's overseas she found herself harassed most.

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While all well and good, Lunabell Jun 2016 #1

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I believe you Craig234 Jun 2016 #9

Once I walked in that part of town with my roommate / friend Quantess Jun 2016 #11

I understand Craig234 Jun 2016 #24

+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #38

We know it's a minority of males who are the bad apples. We know. Thanks. Quantess Jun 2016 #7

I'm sorry to hear that Craig234 Jun 2016 #8

I didn' say you particularly are in denial, but Quantess Jun 2016 #12

That's the difficulty in discussing issues Craig234 Jun 2016 #25

The thing is mercuryblues Jun 2016 #29

I agree Craig234 Jun 2016 #33

Rape culture mercuryblues Jun 2016 #36

Come on. Craig234 Jun 2016 #40

I am sorry mercuryblues Jun 2016 #44

You're doing it again. Craig234 Jun 2016 #45

People are complicated Craig234 Jun 2016 #41

What I'm hearing you say is that because men grind on women hundreds of times a year in the Brickbat Jun 2016 #18

Not really Craig234 Jun 2016 #26

While a single incident is unacceptable and worthy of prosecution Android3.14 Jun 2016 #3

Those are the REPORTED cases geek tragedy Jun 2016 #4

Back in the 80s phylny Jun 2016 #6

what's changed isn't that it's happening more or less, it's that it's taken this long geek tragedy Jun 2016 #10

Back when I worked in the city... KK9 Jun 2016 #17

It happened to me on a bus FlaGranny Jun 2016 #13

I'm sorry to hear that Android3.14 Jun 2016 #14

Oh, you poor thing! FlaGranny Jun 2016 #15

Why are people so interested in minimizing this issue? Brickbat Jun 2016 #19

The real question should be, what are the chances this will happen to me when I ride the subway? Android3.14 Jun 2016 #20

"The real question should be, what are the chances this will happen to me when I ride the subway?" Brickbat Jun 2016 #21

Exactly. What are some actual statistics? Android3.14 Jun 2016 #22

I find it telling that you keep bringing this back to yourself and your own experience. Brickbat Jun 2016 #23

I'm unsure what you are talking about now Android3.14 Jun 2016 #28

I imagine many people concern themselves with many things, great and small LanternWaste Jun 2016 #30

.. Android3.14 Jun 2016 #34

The media maximizes issues for more clicks Democat Jun 2016 #43

George Carlin said this about men and women... vkkv Jun 2016 #16

Great quote. Nt JudyM Jun 2016 #37

I had that happen to me more than once lunatica Jun 2016 #27

It's far worse in Japan. Archae Jun 2016 #31

Why not just have an officer on board? romanic Jun 2016 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #35

Time to carry a TigerLady! Ilsa Jun 2016 #39

Good to hear IgelJames4 Jun 2016 #42

I'm not sure it's just a few creepy guys. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2016 #46

this article, i presume maxsolomon Jun 2016 #47