dangers in town

jenny dublin

any girl ever been preyed on by men in town when drunk?

Riamfada

I think it happens every night to multiple .... multiple women. If its Dublin we are talking about its just a cattle market for women in town. Especially at 3 am.

Please read the charter,
have a nice day.
Thaed

Nevyn

Yes it happens.
Yes it can be hard to advoid it but not drinking so that you are drunk
and in a state is the best thing really.
You have to keep your withs about you unless you are with friends you can really trust and they are not all going to get hammered too.


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Red Alert

Never be afraid to call for assistance from gardai or security if you feel threatened in any way - it is better for a false alarm than a rape or assault. Don't drink so much you don't know where you are going, and try not to be on your own at least until you are on the bus home or a taxi you trust. Play safe

Son_of_Belial

Yeah, also if you do have to go home on your own, make sure you have it arranged that you'll text or call a mate when you're safe. I always insist that my friends do this when they're going home.

horsesnout

what exactly does "preyed on" mean?

airetam_storm

wrote:

ELMO KNOWS WHERE YOU LIVE!!

And he knows where you go drinking too :eek:

Son_of_Belial

Lol

HappyCrackHead

you might wanna be more specific than "preyed on"

i cant think of any girl i know who hasnt been "preyed on" in vague way by a man.

that said, if you mean been taken advantage of when drunk, which is what im guessing what u mean, was he buying you drinks or were you knocking them back? if its the former, you are obviously an adult and should know better than to let a stranger buy you a lot of drinks. if its the latter, you should also know ur limit.

im not fingering the blame for this on you, if a guy took advantage of you then its not your fault. however, there are guys who "prey" on women, and women know that they're out there, we live in the 21st century and the information age. no one goes out blind, and if ur blind your not stupid. be a grown up and drink responsibly. if you cant manage that much you should neither be drinking or having sex.

and if you were raped, call the cops. ffs dont just post on boards.

CaptainPeacock

jenny dublin wrote:

any girl ever been preyed on by men in town when drunk?

Is that not what you want to happen when you go into town to get drunk?

*Page*

not only at night time but during the day too.

WhiteWashMan

OK guys, i want less of the 'you know what you can get into when you go drinking crap'.

if this a question about going out getting drunk and waking up in a some random persons bedroom, then weve all been there, and sh1t happens,

however, i believe this is more about serious.

its not a question of you wore a skirt, we are not disussing morality or ethics here.

each of us have the right to go out and drink without having to worry about date rape, spiked drinks and whatever else.

lets keep this discussion in the realms of what the OP is talkinga bout, and not digress on a tangent of 'did you do something to deserve it' type crap that the males of boards.ie come out with.

this is first warning to everyone. anyone crosses the line on this thread will smacked down, regardless of any charters or anything else.

this is your warning.

SingingCherry

WhiteWashMan wrote:

each of us have the right to go out and drink without having to worry about date rape, spiked drinks and whatever else...


...this is your warning.

Yay! I'm so glad you said it!

MaeveD

Check out the women's self defence course called 'Reduce the Odds' on www.defendu.ie It's specifically designed for women and covers the most common sexual assault scenarios... it also teaches you how 'not' to become a victim in the first place...

LegacyUser

Men, especially drunk men, will take any chance you give them.

I had reason to talk to the Rape Crisis Centre last year (for someone else) and I found them very good, very professional, well informed, comforting, accepting and understanding. If you need to talk to them, then do, at your own pace.