alt Hacker NewsThis incident is creepy enough that I would also not agree to a give a random stranger a ride home, absent any additional context or mitigations. Maybe to avoid waking up in an ice bath with my liver gone. But, to not give a ride because of some perceived idea that they would claim you assaulted them or something is a bit "this person should go touch some grass" or whatever.
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allreduce • yesterday at 6:48 PM
I've got to ask. Is this kind of violent crime common or perceived as common in the US? If a stranger asked me for a ride home here my first thought wouldn't be that they want to attack me.
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EGreg • yesterday at 6:40 PM
Interesting
One of you is afraid that YOU are going to get assaulted or worse.
The other is afraid you’re going to get ACCUSED of it.
What has this society become?
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The world we live in is one where women being assaulted is an order of magnitude larger problem than women falsely accusing someone of assault.