Sources:
www.theguardian.com
www.bbc.com
www.elle.com
In a case that grabbed global attention and sparked a strong outcry against the abuse and harassment women suffer for simply walking down the street, news broke today that a member of the London Metropolitan Police Service, a male officer in his 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering Sarah Everard on the evening of March 3rd, the last time she was seen. He has also been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure in relation to a second individual, and a woman in her 30s has also been arrested on suspicion of aiding the officer in commision of the crime. CCTV footage documented her final evening, and she followed all of the habits women have drilled into them from a young age to keep them safe -- she let her friends know she was leaving their house to head home, she let her boyfriend know she was on her way home via text message, she wore brightly coloured clothing, she took all main roads with CCTV cameras until she hit a blind spot, and still she managed to fall victim to a depraved and disgusting individual intent on harm and self satisfaction for reasons no one may ever know. It's become something of a rallying point for people the world over, women are constantly told to not travel alone at night, take those main roads, wear bright colours, don't go out too late, talk to someone on the phone while walking, have a proper conversation with them, text your friends, partners, family members, someone that knows you so they know when you get home again, walk with keys in hand, look confident as you walk as if you know precisely where you're going, even if lost, and in general, try to stick close to home. Do this to feel safe while walking, do this to avoid getting attacked or kidnapped. Yet here we have a case of a POLICE OFFICER, someone sworn to protect the people, kidnapping and murdering a young woman, just 33 years old, because she made the dire mistake of walking home at nighttime.
The officer was an active member of a squad assigned to protect royal properties and diplomatic dignitaries. Clearly he knew how to do his job and function normally, so what it is that made him think he had to kidnap and murder someone, and allegedly flash another person? How does anyone, irrespective of their occupation, make the conscious decision to kidnap and murder someone? Why couldn't she have been left alone to get back to her house and get on with her life? It boggles the mind to think about how and why people do what they do, but it is staggering that this was a woman who followed every precaution she should have followed, as a young woman out alone at night, and it still wasn't enough. I hate to come off as a sexist old man-bastard, but...clearly all women need to be accompanied by a man, or in a group of at least three, if they're going out at night. I'm not saying women can't protect themselves, not at all, I know women are perfectly capable, but you put a small, young woman on her own up against a trained police officer and it's no contest who wins there. If she'd had a man there with her, he may not have been a match, either, but you can bet there would've been far more of a struggle and far more or a commotion made to draw attention to what was happening on the street. Same if she'd had a couple of girlfriends with her, a chance to make a commotion and draw attention. Maybe I'm way off base in saying that, but it's awful reading time after time how a woman has been snatched, usually assaulted sexually, and then murdered just because she was out alone.
Protect the womens from bad men, leave them to us harmless pervs.
Lock him up and throw away the key. Chop off his bits, too. Doesn't need those if he's looking to hurt young women.
Sarah Everard: police officer arrested on suspicion of murder
Police searching property in Deal, Kent, after arrest of Met officer in his 40s over disappearance
Sarah Everard disappearance: Met officer arrested on suspicion of murder
Londoner Sarah Everard, 33, has not been seen since she disappeared in Clapham a week ago.
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Sarah Everard's Disappearance Proves Why It’s Not On Women To Protect Themselves
The devastating case that is hitting close to home for women everywhere
In a case that grabbed global attention and sparked a strong outcry against the abuse and harassment women suffer for simply walking down the street, news broke today that a member of the London Metropolitan Police Service, a male officer in his 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering Sarah Everard on the evening of March 3rd, the last time she was seen. He has also been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure in relation to a second individual, and a woman in her 30s has also been arrested on suspicion of aiding the officer in commision of the crime. CCTV footage documented her final evening, and she followed all of the habits women have drilled into them from a young age to keep them safe -- she let her friends know she was leaving their house to head home, she let her boyfriend know she was on her way home via text message, she wore brightly coloured clothing, she took all main roads with CCTV cameras until she hit a blind spot, and still she managed to fall victim to a depraved and disgusting individual intent on harm and self satisfaction for reasons no one may ever know. It's become something of a rallying point for people the world over, women are constantly told to not travel alone at night, take those main roads, wear bright colours, don't go out too late, talk to someone on the phone while walking, have a proper conversation with them, text your friends, partners, family members, someone that knows you so they know when you get home again, walk with keys in hand, look confident as you walk as if you know precisely where you're going, even if lost, and in general, try to stick close to home. Do this to feel safe while walking, do this to avoid getting attacked or kidnapped. Yet here we have a case of a POLICE OFFICER, someone sworn to protect the people, kidnapping and murdering a young woman, just 33 years old, because she made the dire mistake of walking home at nighttime.
The officer was an active member of a squad assigned to protect royal properties and diplomatic dignitaries. Clearly he knew how to do his job and function normally, so what it is that made him think he had to kidnap and murder someone, and allegedly flash another person? How does anyone, irrespective of their occupation, make the conscious decision to kidnap and murder someone? Why couldn't she have been left alone to get back to her house and get on with her life? It boggles the mind to think about how and why people do what they do, but it is staggering that this was a woman who followed every precaution she should have followed, as a young woman out alone at night, and it still wasn't enough. I hate to come off as a sexist old man-bastard, but...clearly all women need to be accompanied by a man, or in a group of at least three, if they're going out at night. I'm not saying women can't protect themselves, not at all, I know women are perfectly capable, but you put a small, young woman on her own up against a trained police officer and it's no contest who wins there. If she'd had a man there with her, he may not have been a match, either, but you can bet there would've been far more of a struggle and far more or a commotion made to draw attention to what was happening on the street. Same if she'd had a couple of girlfriends with her, a chance to make a commotion and draw attention. Maybe I'm way off base in saying that, but it's awful reading time after time how a woman has been snatched, usually assaulted sexually, and then murdered just because she was out alone.
Protect the womens from bad men, leave them to us harmless pervs.
Lock him up and throw away the key. Chop off his bits, too. Doesn't need those if he's looking to hurt young women.
