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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a woman, I would love to see women-only cars on subway/metro trains. Japan has them due to apparently widespread unwanted touching of female by male riders. I would also prefer not to have to share elevators,  sparsely populated sidewalks or walking trails, office space outside of work hours, empty parking lots, and any number of other enclosed/isolated/empty public spaces that bring me into contact with unfamiliar men. Women need to be on alert at all times when in these spaces. It sucks, but it is our reality.[/quote]

Afghanistan has this.  Woman only places, such as at home.  Or at home.  Or at home.

No thank you.  I'd rather have marines around to protect me than to have women-only public spaces.  [/quote]

Yeah, well, that's nice but you can't count on a male passenger with a military background magically being on your train car when you feel threatened by someone. Short of having security/police on every subway car or having women-only cars, there's nothing that's going to make women feel 100% safe when riding public transportation. Same goes for any public space where men can attack women.[/quote]

If our choices are taliban-level separation of the sexes or helpful marines on every train car, I'll take the marine.

But those are not our choices.  NY has increased the patrolling in their subway system and WMATA is trying to figure out how to do the same.  As crime continues to escalate around the area, and as victims increasingly shoot back, even states such as TN and TX are starting to look at gun control reform.  Changes are happening, at a trickle rather than a flood, but they're happening.  [/quote]

What population largely joins the armed forces? Mostly the places that NYC and DC condescendingly refer to as '"flyover country." Everyone loves to hate on brothers and rednecks until the country needs them. Even in this context you speak of the marine as only useful in securing your right to a co-ed space, as if that is a universal basic human right that he must be made expendable for. What would you sacrifice to make our public spaces safer?[/quote]

Why are you attacking me? I have family members in the armed forces including marines and I think they are great but really aren't the best solution to danger on subway trains.  One solution but not the best.

What would I sacrifice?  Why do changes in law enforcement and prosecution require sacrifice?  [/quote]

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