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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry this happened to your Dd. I think her calling you is fine, though maybe your advice ought to have been a bit different. She needs to be taught how to handle these situations. If she did not want to call the police then she could either confront the men or leave. I would have turned my camera onto them.

Getting the male barista involved doesn’t sit well with me. It’s not his place to tell customers to delete footage from their phone. That could escalate the situation and I’m glad he was not hurt. She could ask him to be a witness as she confronted the man but not get him to be her voice. She needs to feel empowered enough to use her own voice. This will, sadly, not be the last time a man will make her uncomfortable or cross her boundaries, teach her to speak up for herself.

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Are you male or female? These entitled men don't take women seriously, which is why we need other men to assist us. If they took us seriously, they wouldn't violate us in the first place.[/quote]

I’m a female and I’ve been in a number of situations I have needed to decide how to react to disgusting men.

Stop discounting the power women have over themselves. Sure, there are some situations where having a male person around helps. This is why I stated she could ask the male barista to be a witness. But this situation did not need to first jump to a male calling out the men. Again, she needs to know her voice matters and that she can navigate this world without a male escort to jump in and save the day anytime she faces difficult situations.

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