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I grew up in India. The society frowns upon the mixing of genders and we were always chaperoned. So, date rapes were uncommon.  However, in a lot of situations, if you are alone, you are at risk of being harassed or sexually assaulted. It did not matter if you wore conservative clothes, did not drink or smoke, did not talk to someone - you were a target.  From the cops, to coworkers, to bosses, to professors, to neighbors, to relatives, to passengers in bus and trains. You did not feel safe anywhere. Stranger harassment was a real thing.

So, US was a breath of fresh air. Your bottoms was not being pinched at the grocery store and the relentless harassment was not there.  But, date-rape is much more rampant here.  In fact, it is an epidemic. 3 of my DD's friends have also been date-raped in college. Mostly, they are not very aware of what happened, because they woke up in someone's bed naked.  For one, it was alcohol, being blackout drunk and also making out with the guy in his friend's room.  Others have been roofied at bars, forced into having sex with Tinder dates etc. Yes, some of these girls were doing risky behavior but they did not deserve to be raped.

My kids have listened to me about how to minimize risks and keep safe. But, then when we have a brilliant  young lady who did everything right and then she gets killed in Baltimore, you wonder if your kids are really safe anywhere.

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