Unhelpful advice of the week (possibly more)

[sollers]

Bristol, in the aftermath of the murder of the landscape architect:

"Women should avoid going home alone after dark"

For crying out loud, it's dark before most people leave work! What else are they saying? "Women should avoid living on their own." "Women living on their own should not go to work". "Women living with someone else should chase around after work to meet up with their partner/flatmate etc, who quite possibly works different hours, before going home". "Women should tell their employers that until further notice they will be leaving work at about 3 pm" - oh, yes, I can see that one flying.

I'm assuming here that the murderer is male, but how about "Men should keep off the streets after dark. Any found out at that time will be taken in for questioning"?

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[forthwritten]

And it's certainly less than helpful when so many women are murdered or assaulted by men they know. Advising women not to go home on their own isn't very helpful if the male partner, flatmate or acquaintance accompanying them is just as, if not more, likely to assault them.

If it's men's behaviour at fault, sure it should be their movements that are restricted?