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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This back and forth and blaming is ridiculous. She did a good job fighting off this guy.

As someone who has fought off multiple attacks (muggings at gunpoint, strangleholds being dragged into a car full of men for a presumed kidnapping/rape, assault and attempted rape combined with sexual assault at lower levels, and more) around the world, you need to be ready for this and respond in kind. The best thing you should do is to be aware of your surroundings, yes. But that will NOT always protect you. What you want is that awareness coupled with the ability to respond immediately and to go from 0 to 100 in an instant. This woman did that. Fight, flight, or freeze is a thing. But if you can go from normal to apeshit kicking, screaming, eye gouging, crotch kicking the second you are touched? Do that. Do that and then flee, but I have had many training courses in different capacities and I will always advocate this approach. To add: it starts earlier than you think. Someone stalking should be recognized as a potential threat. The SECOND they touch your shoulder? Be ready to fight if you don't give the first blow. No reasonable man should be touching you like that with no context. [/quote]

I have also been in exactly the situations you have mentioned in another part of the world before I immigrated here. I used to be hypervigilant of my surroundings.  Even at work,  I insist on people walking me to my car in the car park at night. I will ask security or my colleagues.

Little by little, I started to relax here because that kind of constant attacks were not happening in USA. But, now, I have become vigilant again. The other day, I had a plumber come to my house on a service call. I was already dressed, my car keys and phone with me, running shoes on, security cameras visible, back door open, so that I could make a run for it if needed. Who do you trust here?

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