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LADIES PLEASE BE CAREFUL — Brooklynian

LADIES PLEASE BE CAREFUL

stacey
stacey
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights

Looks like the warm weather is bringing out the worst

http://prospectheights.patch.com/articles/at-least-7-rapes-in-prospect-and-crown-heights-this-spring

Please walk in pairs and have the car service drivers wait until you are in you home before they leave. Any other tips?

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  • ghostinthemachine
    ghostinthemachine

    Frightening. Thanks for the link.

    The only other tips I can think of are pretty common sense: don't talk on your phone at night, and if you're intoxicated, make sure someone walks with you, or you take a car home.

    Any situation where you are not 100% aware is a potentially dangerous one.

  • lillithofarc
    lillithofarc

    Now when I walk around I carry my keys in my left hand and my rape whistle at the ready. The keys will hopefully ward off an attack and if that fails my whistle will alert the neighbors.

  • pitu
    pitu

    Yes, people need to be careful. It's horrifying to know a woman was "walking on Dean Street near Underhill in late April when she was "snatched" off the street and raped in a vacant lot."

    Another awful fact of rape was in the article:

    Of the six reported incidents, two were stranger rapes.
    Four of the six reported rapes were by people the women knew.

  • havalinaaa
    havalinaaa

    I was waiting for the B45 the other day and a cab driver pulled up along side me to see if I wanted a ride. I told him I only had two dollars and would wait for the bus. He kept asking me where I was going and said he would take me anyway, that he just wanted to be my friend and help someone out. After finally just turning my head and ignoring him, he drove off and I was left feeling almost guilty, perhaps he was just a kind person trying to do some good and I was being too on-guard to accept his kindness. Then I read this article and realize that whatever his intentions, I did what was best for myself.

    And the majority of rapes are committed by people known to the victims, something like 75% I think.

  • jarvis
    jarvis

    I was at the meeting where the Community Council guy from the 77th pct. was talking about this. In the case of Dean Street, he emphasized that if the gate to that vacant lot had been locked, the crime would most likely not have occurred.

    Accordingly, it would make sense to follow up with lots/construction sites that are gated but not locked. If you see one, I believe you can contact 311 as it's a public safety hazard in a few different ways.

  • rosita
    rosita

    Check out Right Rides

    rightrides.org

    1-888-215-SAFE

    They give free rides late on weekends. (Not tonight tho bec they said they did not have enough volunteers.)

  • bkchickie
    bkchickie

    Except that all the rapes reported as being in Prospect Heights were well east of here. Wish that the Patch would get its neighborhood boundaries straight...

  • lillithofarc
    lillithofarc

    Do you honestly believe boundry lines restrain/contain a rapist's stomping grounds? Does he magically stop at the gates of Park Slope and refuse to enter? In my book if there is a rapist operating in Brooklyn then anyone residing in Brooklyn is in danger.

    Funny how the minds of certain people operate.

  • booklaw
    booklaw

    But of course, that rapist would never go into Manhattan, right? New Yorkers, LOCK YOU DOORS!!

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    is mace and pepper spray still illegal in nyc? i haven't check those laws since forever.

  • tjaded
    tjaded

    is mace and pepper spray still illegal in nyc? i haven't check those laws since forever.

    yep, still illegal.

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    its just lame, its like umm if we make it illegal people won't get them!!! yeah that would work.

    me and a friend got spray by pepper spray by two thugs when i was a kid wasn't cool.

    We couldn't see for like seems for ever. literally crying all the way home. One of the worst experiences I had in a life time. those blocks home were the longest.

    like alot of things if they made it illegal only folks would have access to them is criminals or citizens who would run afowl of the law.

  • arches
    arches

    Pepper spray is legal in NYC, but you have to buy it from a licensed pharmacist. I think Neergard in Park Slope was found to be the closest licensed dealer last time we had this discussion.

  • vidro3
    vidro3

    a male friend was pepper sprayed by 4 guys and beat up for an iphone a few months ago.

    seemed way over the top.

    what about carrying one of those telescoping metal batons?

  • arches
    arches

    telescoping metal batons are illegal

  • tjaded
    tjaded

    strange, we were at the John Jovino Gun Shop last month, and tourists kept coming in and asking for pepper spray, and the guy behind the counter kept telling everyone that it's illegal. I figured the person at a gun store would know what the rules are!

  • god
    god

    arches said:

    telescoping metal batons are illegal

    But are very effective if used properly.

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    how bout black jacks they illegal?

  • homeowner
    homeowner

    A sock with a roll of quarters in it. Neither is illegal, but can do damage to someone's head in a fight.

  • god
    god

    A bag of glass powder works too.

  • cool the kid
    cool the kid

    Bag of glass powder? That sounds like some real Old Testament shit

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    I used to carry a pad lock and metal long dog walking chain as a kid .

  • eastbloc
    eastbloc

    Are chains for walking long dogs different than regular dogs or short dogs?

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    lol i mean its a long dog chain :p.

  • stacey
    stacey

    Binaca mouth spray, listerine mouth spray all burn when sprayed into the eyes. And any girl who had "big hair" in the 80's knows that aerosol Aquanet (or other cheap hairspray) burns the shit out of your eyes :)

    Personally I like travel size aerosol hair spray and a lighter.

  • whatchuwant
    whatchuwant

    stacey said:

    Personally I like travel size aerosol hair spray and a lighter.

    Das mah gurl... ;)

  • tateinbk
    tateinbk

    I've also heard that, while not illegal, oven cleaner spray is highly unpleasant to receive to the face. I do love the hair spray and lighter method, but that takes more coordination in a moment of panic and I know I would drop the lighter at the least.

  • tateinbk
    tateinbk

    And I asked at a precinct about a month ago whether mace and pepper spray were still illegal and I was told yes, very clearly and disapprovingly.

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    i agree think about it, you're about to go into action, it would take too long and good coordination to get the lighter and spraying working at the same time. also the flames are not that big :p. more flash than burn.

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