NYC subway riders fight back at groping, grinding, lewd acts

[mercuryblues]

29. The thing is

This starts for females very young. I was still playing with dolls the first time I was harassed. By the time I was 14 I had a range of replies to respond with. By the time I was 20, I stopped noticing it.

The men doing the harassment were usually men, not boys, in groups and high 5ing each other. The comments were vile. Not cutesy like the term cat-calling implies. There were times where I was in fear for my safety, walking home from school. If a male has not learned by the time they are in their 20's to keep their hands to themselves and stop saying vile sexually explicit things to females of any age, then yes I am for the law stepping in.

Females have the right to be in public spaces without being verbally or physically assaulted. Men do not have the right to reach out and touch someone as they wish.