PSA

[Culfinrandir]

I assume you've heard about the refugee rape epidemic going around Europe? Where the news and police don't even REPORT cases because it would be not politically correct? There are thousands of white people that get raped and murdered and it goes completely unreported. So it's not like it's a black problem.

Of course I have, it seems to be a particular issue around Köln but that's not the point. It's got nothing to do with media reporting. The point is that it was implied by posters that those who were raped should have expected it by being somewhere with refugees. Absolutely disgusting. Plus, many of the reported rapes were during public celebrations & meetings in public spaces.

[mirta000]

Of course I have, it seems to be a particular issue around Köln but that's not the point. It's got nothing to do with media reporting. The point is that it was implied by posters that those who were raped should have expected it by being somewhere with refugees. Absolutely disgusting. Plus, many of the reported rapes were during public celebrations & meetings in public spaces.

I don't think that anyone is implying that. However if you're at a point where a single uttered comment can send you flying over the edge, perhaps it would be the best if you did not put yourself in situations where you might hear such a thing. That's not to say that it's alright to be abusive. That's to say that there are tools to moderate such abuse such as GMs. However if just hearing abuse once is likely to push you to suicide, just stay away, for your own safety.

EDIT: because I reached my allowed post limit for the day. WHERE DID I IMPLY THAT? Do you walk around at night without any way of protecting yourself? If you get robbed doing so, did we fail to make the world a safe place from robbers? How is the world supposed to read minds before the crime happens? Criminals get punished. However in no society will there ever be 0 criminals. That is simply impossible to achieve. And if you know that it's impossible to achieve, why would you do things on purpose that would put you into harms way? That's not victim blaming. She is not at fault for being assaulted. However was there things that she could have done to save herself the pain of the assault, such as not placing yourself into danger? YES.