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NYPD Warns Women Not to Wear Short Skirts Because They Could Get Raped

NYPD Warns Women Not to Wear Short Skirts Because They Could Get Raped (Poll)Don’t wear short skirts — you could get raped.

That’s essentially the advice the New York Police Department is giving young women in one Brooklyn neighborhood following a slew of unsolved sexual attacks in the past few months.

The warnings are being met with outrage, with residents saying police should be focusing on catching the suspects, not criticizing women for what they choose to wear.

One South Park Slope resident told the Wall Street Journal about an encounter she had with an NYPD officer this past week:

Lauren, a South Slope resident, was walking home three blocks from the gym on Monday when she was stopped.

The 25-year-old, who did not want her last name to be used, was wearing shorts and a T-shirt when she claims a police officer asked if she would stop and talk to him. He also stopped two other women wearing dresses.

According to Lauren, the officer asked if they knew what was going on in the neighborhood. When they answered in the affirmative, he asked if they knew what the guy was looking for.

“He pointed at my outfit and said, ‘Don’t you think your shorts are a little short?’” she recalled. “He pointed at their dresses and said they were showing a lot of skin.”

He said that such clothing could make the suspect think he had “easy access,” said Lauren.

She said the officer explained that “you’re exactly the kind of girl this guy is targeting.”

Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne defended the warnings, telling the Journal in an email they’re “simply pointing out that as part of a pattern involving one or men that the assailant(s) have targeted women wearing skirts.”

“Officers are not telling women what not to wear — there’s a TV series that does that,” he said.

But Jessica Silk, a founder of Safe Slope, a neighborhood group that formed in response to the recent attacks, called the approach “completely inappropriate.”

“There have been reports that the women attacked were all wearing skirts,” she said. “Unfortunately this might be a common link between the women that were attacked but the message shouldn‘t be that you shouldn’t wear a skirt. The message should be that, ‘Here are ways that you can protect yourself.’”

Members of the community have been proactive in the wake of the attacks: In addition to Safe Slope, a campaign called the Brooklyn Bike Patrol also formed to escort women in the area home from the subway and local city council members funded a one-day self-defense class for residents.

Still, not everyone thinks the NYPD warnings are completely out of line.

Shannon Sharpe, a local resident, told the Journal that she’s stopped wearing high heels to work because it would be harder to run in them if she were being chased. She said she hasn‘t changed her clothing habits because she doesn’t really wear anything revealing to work, but said “if I did, then maybe I’d be more conscious of that.”

“It‘s frustrating because there’s probably something true to that,” she said of certain types of clothing attracting assailants’ attention.

Lauren completely disagreed.

“Where do you draw the line? I can’t wear shorts? Besides the fact that I wasn’t wearing anything that was inappropriate or provocative….I don’t think that should be part of the problem. At all.”


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  • Charles
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:06pm

    The low – life politicians who run NYC make it very difficult for women to get concealed carry permits and then they say this? Its like saying – ‘hey we want to encourage animals to roam the city freely and we dont want to risk anyone hurting them as they co about their appointed duties. And if you don’t want them performing their appointed duties on you, then hide your body from them
    .” Society is repressed and victimized by the government – and more so in NYC than elsewhere.

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    • IntransigentMind
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:21pm

      Can we deal with this honestly? SHOULD women be able to walk around in short skirts without fear of sexual assault? YES.
      SHOULD you be able to leave your car running with the doors unlocked in the parking ot of a convenience store when you run inside for a quick bottle of coke? YES
      SHOULD you be able to leave your doors and windows unlocked without fear of thieves(and worse) breaking in? YES!
      The problem is, what the police are pointing out in this case is the very real difference between “Should be able to…” and reality. We don’t live in a utopia. The cops are offering their warning based on that recognition. Those forces of political correctness who can’t handle this truth are part of the problem.

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    • AnAppealToGod
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:26pm

      This is a result of bad parenting and will never change unless parenting does.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:37pm

      @ IntransigentMind
      You summed it up very nicely.

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:42pm

      IntransigentMind,
      Exactly! They’re not ordering them not to wear short skirts. They’re just telling them what is more likely to happen if they do. If they told me that some snipers were shooting men with brown hats, I think I would leave my brown hat at home when I go out.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:43pm

      In Chicago a woman was raped in broad daylight (2:30 PM) in the last month.

      It is a Democrat ruled city with many anti-gun laws.

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    • Jacque
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:55pm

      Rape is a crime of control and power not sexual. The billionaire lib idiot running the city wants to tell NYC how to eat and now how to dress, bring on the burka’s that will fix it. Oh wait, they wear those in the Middle East and they still have women raped and then killed for it. HMMM!!!

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:59pm

      It’s kind of a paradox, isn’t? “Law enforcement” and trying to live life on your own terms?

      Rape is an animal behavior perpetrated by “humans” that can’t (won’t) control their emotions or behaviors and act strictly in an animal way. It’s a violent attack against an innocent (Other than dress, in this case). But the police warn the potential victim. Rather than use strict enforcement on perps.

      When the ‘law enforcement’ that you pay for through taxation warns victims, you are living in a surrealistic world that has the flavor of Honduras or South Africa or Zimbabwe. But not America. We are regressing into a third world nation. A has been nation.

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    • Harold B
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:01pm

      allow people their constitutional rights to carry guns and protect themselves. Actually the problem goes much deeper Muslims contend that a pretty woman should be raped for exciting a man and that is proberly a root cause for a large percentage of rapes, New York citizens must not offend minorities and hunt down the criminals because to a Muslim she is asking for it. Lucky for them the woman has no say in the matter because strict gun control allows minorities to abuse women acording to their tribal ways and disallows the woman to defend herself. Perhaps the right to rape should be advertised to draw tourists

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:07pm

      I think the police are justified in circulating the rapist’s mo. But they also need to circulate other details of the crimes. Always use a knife? Always subdue their victim in a certain way? Always near a dark alley? Always around a certain time? Are the victims around the same age? Are the victims predominately one ethnic group? Have the same hair color? etc etc

      Serial rapists like serial killers almost always have a “pattern”. Of course that pattern can change but in over 90% of criminals it usually doesn’t veer too far one way or the other.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:11pm

      forgot to add
      Just because someone doesn‘t fit the rapists mo shouldn’t give them a false sense of security. Prudent safety measures are always a good thing.

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    • ScratInTheHat
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:14pm

      It is a bad idea to wear short skirts. It makes it difficult to cover the leg holster. Get out of Lib land! Let them rot!

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    • taksavillage1
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:23pm

      Well said, to IntransigentMind

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    • Cat
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:25pm

      ALL ideas generated by government are then manipulated by government, ultimately resulting in the agenda being fulfilled.
      Next step …
      Wear a burka, or you will be raped.

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    • Brooke Lorren
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:49pm

      If they were giving them tickets or warnings for their outfits, that would be one thing. They’re not ordering them to wear one thing or another though.

      I don’t think that they deserve anything for wearing short skirts, but if that’s what the attacker is going for, then they should be aware. We had the police stop by several years ago to tell us that a child molester lived across the street. It was good to know, so I could be sure to educate my kids to stay away from the guy, and to build a fence around my backyard so that they would be semi-protected.

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    • Chutz
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 6:07pm

      I wouldn’t walk through central park at night counting my 100$ bills . It is all about being aware of your surroundings and not inviting criminal behavior upon yourself. Are they allowed to wear whatever they wish , yes, but they also need to be well aware of what they are attracting the attention of.

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    • Doctor Nordo
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 6:18pm

      @Intransigentmind

      Exactly! How is this such a difficult concept for some people to wrest with? All other things equal, try to put yourself in the rapist’s shoes (without gagging, for a moment). Would you find a more attractive target to be a girl wearing a thong and a mini skirt OR would you prefer one who is wearing jeans? Obviously the one in the skirt is going to be the more desirable as well as the safer option on average. Now when there is a SERIAL RAPIST on the loose and every one of his victims has been wearing a skirt, MAYBE it’s time to realize that 1+1=2. Is it a shame if you are unsafe without taking X precaution? Absolutely! But that doesn’t change the reality.

      Like you said, it would certainly be nice if we lived in a world where we don’t need to lock our doors behind us, but that’s not our reality.

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 6:28pm

      @Intransigent, Walkabout and Willie, You guys may very well have brilliant careers as muslims. Burkas sure are a great deterrent! I know, I know, Then we can just stone them should they get raped!

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    • Viet Vet
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 8:09pm

      @IntransigentMind

      Exactly! It’s a democrap created world out there.

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    • USAMama
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 8:56pm

      It amazes me how people jump from one extreme to the next, because the police ADVISE people not to wear short skirts because the rapist mo seems to be that he attacks women wearing short skirts, obviously they just want to ban skirts and put everyone in a burka? Seriously? Don’t ya think thats a little bit of a stretch?

      I answered the survey and I said that I see their point but think it could have been handled differently. Obviously pulling random women aside in the street and telling them their outfit may attract a rapist would be insulting to the woman. I too would be offended, I see that. I don’t agree with that tactic. But I see no problem with giving women a heads up that there is a rapist out there and he tends to attack women wearing short skirts so they should keep that in mind when picking out their outfits in the morning. And personally, I would say thank you officer, that was nice of you to let me know. I will certainly keep that in mind.

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    • WeeDontNeedNoSteeeenkinBadges
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 9:08pm

      “NYPD Warns Women Not to Wear Short Skirts Because They Could Get Raped”

      Is that like:
      “America Warns Tyrannts Not to Reign Because They Could Get Shot”?

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    • TH30PH1LUS
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 9:08pm

      Amendment 2 – Right to Bear Arms. Ratified 12/15/1791.

      A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.*

      *except in New York. There the citizens shall watch what they wear, how they act, and generally look over their shoulders like helpless sheep*

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    • John 3_16
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 9:47pm

      It sounds like the NYPD has a profile of what this rapist is looking for in his victim. Some look for blonds with ponytails others for short hair…I think they have real concern and don’t want to see another innocent victim hurt. I‘ve been teaching Women’s Self Defense for over 25 years. As I tell the women in my class “Knowledge is Power”. It won’t hurt to be careful on what they wear until this low life is caught. I also believe they should be allowed to get a concealed carry permit. The 2nd amendment is being trampled on by liberals who are more concerned with criminal rights than the victims.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 9:54pm

      I call BS on this garbage. Why should women have to change their preferred grooming standards because someone doesn’t want to do their job? It’s not just a degrading request, but it‘s a capitulation to an inability of society and it’s enforcement agencies to control themselves and enforce the Law.

      When police start to become the grooming police it’s a major problem. It won’t be far behind when women in this Country will have to become Sharia compliant. Not long after that and they will find themselves being whipped on street corners for having driven a car.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 9:56pm

      @ USAMama
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 8:56pm

      It amazes me how people jump from one extreme to the next, because the police ADVISE people not to wear short skirts because the rapist mo seems to be that he attacks women wearing short skirts, obviously they just want to ban skirts and put everyone in a burka? Seriously? Don’t ya think thats a little bit of a stretch?
      ————————————————————————————————————————————————
      Not extreme in the least. The “request” is just one step away from a police state action.

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    • newrepublic7
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 10:59pm

      Sounds like the Taliban. Burka anyone??? or should I say Burka EVERYONE !!! NOW!

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    • oldguy49
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 11:36pm

      they are working there way up to having them wear burkahs…….after all there is a new mosque in town

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 12:59am

      Next…

      Women refusing to wear barracks will also be raped. Is America going to surrender to the vandals and thugs without a shot. Our Government is making it know to all who listen that it will not protect Americans but will help the vandals and thugs to kill us.

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    • calijohn
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 1:34am

      walkabout, you stupid schmuck.
      a woman was raped in broad daylight in phoenix, in spite of concealed carry laws.

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    • KStret
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 1:38am

      The anti police responses are just politically correct insanity. There is a serial killer in NYC that kills people dressed as clowns. The police warn people not to paint themselves up as clowns. Should clowns be offended?

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    • dmar003
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 2:48am

      Maybe the women could wear baggie pants and an over sized shirt, and no makeup, then the rapist will leave them alone. NYPD leave the women alone and actually do some police work to stop the rapist.

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    • old white guy
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 9:00am

      sharia….

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    • Fargo44
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 9:47am

      It is a free society for now. So women can wear what they want. But why do they wear skirts so short that you can see their crotch when they sit down or 85% of their leg when they stand?, or wear dress fronts cut so low that you can see 25% plus of their breasts?, or wear clothes so tight you can see every goose bump or a mole underneath?, or wear 6″ high heels?, or wear pushup for their breasts?, or pads for their shoulders? Or make up and finger nail polish? Is it so that no one will notice them? Or is it to attach attention to themselves? Or maybe it is just vanity run amok? I don’t know or care anyway what differences does it make? BUT, when you attract attention to yourself you can’t control who might be attracted can you. So wear women and men should wear what they want and know the risks. Life is about choices. The police just made an observation — women can ignore it if they wish….

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    • Fargo44
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 10:20am

      @Elena2010

      With all due respect your post is totally off mark. Regardless or what drives a rapist — and this “power thing” has never really been proven anyway IMO. But that is not my point. It is a discussion as to what to do to minimize the risk of rape — whatever it’s “cause”. I think your premise — that all women are equally at risk regardless of what they wear — is unproven and without a rational basis. if you try to attract attention you will usually GET attention. Sometimes that might be good, sometimes it is very bad. No post that I have read here is supporting rape. That is a straw man IMO.

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    • Roberto G. Vasquez
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 11:02am

      I wonder why there are just about zero rapes at nudist resorts if skimpy attire causes rapes? Hmmm?

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    • 1st a Father
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 11:23am

      I do not think it’s wrong for the police to warn them. but the comment of “Don’t you think your shorts are a little short?’” or “that they were showing a lot of skin.” are not the best way for a public servant to warn people. Such comments imply judgement on the part of the officer. People don’t like to be judged. A simple comment that there is a rapist in the area that is targeting women wearing short skirts would be more appropriate and would be less likely to elicit objections from the public.

      To imply the police are not doing their job by warning citizen rather than rather than getting the rapist off the off the streets is atrocious. Their job is to PROTECT the public, this includes many forms of prevention. I see this as the police trying to help protect people. Let’s use a little common sense here.

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    • IntransigentMind
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 12:39pm

      @OOKSPAY (Pig latin for SPOOK?)
      Are you really this absurd in your own decision-making in your day-to-day life? Do you leave your doors and windows unlocked when you’re away? Why? You shouldn’t have to…

      My point was to explain the difference between “what ought to be” in a “perfect world” and what IS in the real world. Did I endorse car theft, robberies, or rape? No. In point of fact,all I said was that we must be careful not to let political correctness and the desire for what “ought to be” overwhelm our common sense and our recognition about what IS. Now, you can say I’m ready to be a muslim if you like, but I suspect you’re just laying out a textual IED. You’d make a good Jihadi. (See, it works both ways)

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    • KevINtampa
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 1:50pm

      These guys running around doing this are animals. They should be treated as such. I have the right to wear a beef sirloin belt through Yellow Stone if I wish, but I don’t because I am aware of the reaction it causes in the animals of Yellow Stone, specifically, the bears and wolves. Now, any animal capable of raping a woman, regardless of what she is wearing, should be castrated then incarcerated. As for her own protection, I suggest a woman not wear what sparks the/response in such animals, just as I suggest someone not going swimming of the coast of Florida whilst holding a tuna steak.

      Use your freaking brains! The cops are not being sexist or victimizing the victims, they are simply saying there is a gang in the neighborhood with raping women in short skirts. Why the hell is that problematic to point out? It’s amazing how endocrinated we are to hushing someone from pointing out truth.

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 5:04pm

      @Intransigientmind – I stand corrected. You would make a horrible muslim.

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    • lionslayer44
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:16pm

      while its best to wear more modest clothing leaving more to the imagination. it doesnt excuse a sick mind. rapists and pedophiles are the lowest form of life and should be vivisectioned publicly. BE PREPARED COLLECT FOOD, WATER (FILTERS), AMMO!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!

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    • ccfonten
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 11:15am

      So what do they want us women to wear?? A burka??
      Get off it, what you wear does not cause a man to become a rapist! I was out running several years ago on a Sunday morning and was wearing sweat pants and long sleeved shirt….it was quite cold out. I had to run into a church (while service was in progress!!) in order to escape a man who was trying to abduct me with (most likely) not nice intentions!! Men don’t decide to rape a woman just because of what she wears!!

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    • Kaafir
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 11:34am

      Thanks the muslims for this..The majority of the rapes if you do a search are by muslims. This is just people who have no love for anyone or anything. The illegal or the refuges from muslim countries are the main one doing this. Don’t let them make you bend to their sick ideas. Women should be free to wear what ever they want without fear of being raped by some sick pervert who think women are animals..Peace to all non-muslims.

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  • motherof18
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:06pm

    Send Francis Fox Piven down there in a short skirt without panties to walk around, bending over to pick up coins on the street, the rapist will move to another country as soon as he gets a look at that.

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    • mikey01h
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:52pm

      That’s a visual I could have done without!!!

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:15pm

      Rape is not abt sex. It IS about power, control, and destruction.

      Abt 90% of rapists have “normal” sexual outlets and attack for the sake of the attack and destruction created in the victim’s life.

      Having worked w/countless victims/survivors, I can tell you I know exactly why the Bible makes rape a capital crime. Victims say it’s as if they had been murdered but are left to walk about. Rape victims have very high completed suicide rates for that reason. They use particularly lethal methods – hanging, jumping, guns, etc. Seldom do they try “cry for help” means like pills and wrist cutting.

      A woman in a burka is just as susceptible to rape as one in “Daisy Dukes”!

      Rape IS NOT about sex. It’s about violence.

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    • katiefrankie
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 6:29pm

      Arrghhh!!! I need “mind bleach” now!

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    • dmforman
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 9:21pm

      Elena, while I agree with you on your take on what rape victims go through and that a rape can happen any place, any where. The cops warning woman that there is serial rapist out and his victims have been woman who are wearing short skirts is giving woman a heads up. The cops were trying to tell these girls to be careful and know your surroundings. Anyone who knows a rape victim, knows that one’s life will never be the same. If I were the woman, I would thank the cops for the heads up and be on the look out for the perpetrator. Instead, it’s easier to call the cops out and have them look like the bad guys. This situation reminds me of the way racism is thrown around like a wet dish rag with no meaning at all. If the cops did not warn the girls and they became victims, than these same woman would most likely sue the police for not warning them. I believe that cops were in a no win situation. Damned if the did and damned if they didn’t.

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  • KSherrell
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:59pm

    The best way to ensure your own safety as a woman is to buy a hand gun, obtain a license to carry it, learn how to shoot it, and use it if necessary!

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    • lusus.naturae
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:18pm

      We’re talking about NYC. That’s impossible. I don’t mean DIFFICULT, I mean IMPOSSIBLE. In NYC they have told women not to resist while being raped. I’m not making this up.

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:40pm

      Yes. Because typically sexual assaults begin with someone calling the victim out on the main street at high noon for a quick draw contest!

      Wouldn’t you agree that it is far more common for a woman to be surprised and quickly restrained by her attacker? It doesn‘t matter how good you shoot a gun when you can’t grab it. Then you get assaulted anyway, and you just gave a rapist a free handgun!

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    • Islesfordian
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:20pm

      Publius, many women get paralyzed by fear when attacked because they are powerless. Give her a gun and some training and she won‘t feel so powerless and won’t be so easy to overpower.

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    • ScratInTheHat
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:30pm

      PubliusPencilman, If you are trained you shouldn’t be surprised! Only fools don’t have a clue when they are in a situation that requires their hand to be on the weapon ready to use it.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:46pm

      At PubliusPencilman
      So let us take what you proposed not all women will be so surprised that they won;t be able to use their weapon for self defense. So you want those women raped as well?

      Let’s say 40% of women are taken unawares and can’t used their weapon for self defense. Okay, granted that could happen.

      What about the other 60%? You going to take their weapons away by law & let them be victimized?

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    • ADNIL
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 7:40pm

      I can’t believe (I guess I can) that they tell women not to resist the rapist in NY! If you do not resist you will be raped for sure or much worse! As soon as something begins, FIGHT BACK in any way possible. Scream, kick, punch, gouge, scratch, knee, use what ever you have with everything you’ve got. Draw as much attention as you possibly can (maybe someone will help). Catch him off guard with your resistance and you have a much better chance he will change his mind.

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 5:13pm

      Walkabout,

      You are asking me to respond to your completely made-up statistic? Ha!

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    • Nanner-SW
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 12:54pm

      If they really cared about their women, they would not be encouraging them to wear more covering clothing as a defensive measure but to pack a weapon. If not a hand gun then a handbag of rocks or a screwdriver (hurts more than a knife and harder to pull out).

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  • DJ
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:56pm

    While I can see how this might have been taken the wrong way, it seems clear to me that these officers were only doing their job in providing these individuals with their profile on the assailant; furthermore, they were compelled to point out to these people that they each could be targeted by this profiled assailant due to their respective characteristics, such as their looks and dress.

    I wasn’t privy to this conversation, just the comments of the conversation, but I’m not sure how this could have been handled in a better way.

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  • Ducky 1
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:56pm

    Where is the women’s lib gals on this one. You have come a long way baby…….not!

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  • KSherrell
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:55pm

    Oh my gosh…people are equating rape with what a woman is wearing? Anyone see creeping Shariah here? Rape is NOT, I repeat NOT, about what a woman is wearing…it is about CONTROL, PUNISHMENT AND DOMINANCE! If it were about what a women wears, then women in Arab and Islamic countries wouldn’t get raped since they are covered from HEAD TO TOE. But rape is rampant in the Middle East as a way of punishment, control and dominance. Do not be deceived, this statement or opinion about “what she is wearing” is one step towards Shariah and the reemergence of trying to take away women’s rights.

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    • kchercmech
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:09pm

      I agree. Rapists rape for control. Why else would some sicko rape a 90 year old woman or a fat woman? If rapists wanted attractive hot chicks to rape, they would not be letting loose on fat old women. However, this suspect seems to have a thing for sexy dressed women – what the Police should be doing instead of trying to suggest that women dress like men, is advocating the lawful possession of firearms by legal citizens. My Lady dresses very sexy and I do not think she will ever be attacked because she carries “The Judge” and a Taurus 85 revolver. Go ahead and try to rape her, she’ll unload those .410 shotgun shells into you.

      We left NY because NY refuses to allow legal citizens to carry personal firearms. We will not be victims.

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    • farmly
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:10pm

      Good point Ksherrell!

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    • PASSIONFORCHRIST
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:19pm

      Agree 100% KSherrell,
      AND HOW DO WE KNOW THIS COP IS NOT THE PREDATOR! TOO WEIRD FOR THIS OFFICER TO PULL WOMEN ASIDE AND TELL THEM THIS! FLYERS WOULD OF DONE THE JOB!!!!!! SUSPICIOUS COP IF YOU ASK ME!!!!!!!!!

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    • Cranky
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:47pm

      PASSIONFORCHRIST.. I was thinking exactly the same thing.

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    • Islesfordian
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:10pm

      The police said the rapist is targeting women in shorts and skirts, women who “show a lot of skin”.

      That sounds like the tactic many Muslim men take. Women who dress like “sluts” in their eyes are dishonoring them, the men that is, and they deserve to be punished. So “righteous” Muslim men attack and rape women who inflame them with lust because they are dressing provacatively.

      Could we have a lone jihadist rapist here?

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    • chips1
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 6:06pm

      PASSION:
      That‘s racist against people that can’t read. New York, ya know.

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    • Gnostyk
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 7:31pm

      I agree PASSION. Approaching these women on the street to discuss how much skin they were showing was totally inappropriate.

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    • btasutton
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 8:24pm

      You are absolutely right! Instead on focusing on checking out the women and giving them clothing advice, why not go after the piece of crap that is committing the crime. The 20% who thinks that this kind of mentality is ok..that it is actually partially the woman’s fault.. wake up! One in six women nationally will be raped or assaulted. There are woman surrounding you that have been violated in their life and you are blaming them. If it isn’t their clothing they are wearing, its the party she was at, or its because she hung out with the wrong crowd, she should have fought harder, she should have stayed away from her father, or she should have known better then to walk down that dark alley. Most of the time she knows the guy anyway and has her guard down. Its about power. Even if the man was castrated they would still rape with an object. Its not about the woman. Its about being in control. It is NEVER the victims fault. NEVER. NO means NO.

      I am SHOCKED that the NYPD would even consider this tactic. They have so much training for this sort of thing that they should know better.

      Empower the women. But focus on catching the perpetrator.

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    • Islesfordian
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 9:04pm

      And can we all agree that The Blaze sucks big time when it comes to polls? There is no way to agree with the Police’s action without also implying that women who dress in short skirts are asking for it.

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  • beverlee
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:54pm

    If someone was arbitrarily shooting blondes in my neighborhood and the police told me this…I would dye my hair brown without a thought. But because it is a “sex”crime, people get offended. If you know he is going after women wearing short skirts and do nothing…you are a fool. Safety is paramount and if you don’t recognize that, I pity you. Why is there such offense to reality.

    If I gave you a toaster and told you that if you plug it in it might burn down your house, would you plug it in?

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  • Favored93
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:53pm

    They are right. Women in that neighborhood should wear jeans or something else until these guys are caught.
    This is not “blame the victim”. They are trying to keep them safe.
    Once these guys are caught then wear what you want (within reason I hope).

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    • Islesfordian
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 9:00pm

      They should have policewomen in skimpy outfits out as bait so they can catch the guy.

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  • michaelleesgirl
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:51pm

    In my opinion, it is completely appropriate for the PD to give warnings or public service announcements while they look for the suspect. If they didn’t give a warning about a common link throughout the cases and someone else was victimized that could have been warned – it‘d be the PD’s fault in the public view. Everyone needs to take responsibility for themselves and use caution when out amongst the public. Here’s a question, do we know that the person claiming to be NYPD really was an officer?

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  • Doctor Nordo
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:51pm

    This has nothing to do with blaming the victim. The police are simply pointing out ways that local women can protect themselves. If these women are too dumb to recognize that, then it’s there loss if they actually do end up getting assaulted by this guy.

    And these morons at Safe Slope say the police should focus on catching the perpetrator instead of handing out advice to potential victims? Well, who says you can’t do both?! It‘s not like it takes a whole lot of time or resources out of a cop’s day to take a woman aside for 5 seconds of advice. And it’s also not like beat cops are necessarily the ones doing the investigating anyway. That’s the job of detectives.

    Think of it like this. There is a gasoline spill in a parking lot. The clean-up crew is onhand to resolve the issue, but while handling their business of cleaning the spill they put up notifications for people to not smoke cigarettes in the area. Would you criticize the hazmat team for taking this extra step to ensure the safety of people in the area? Or would you thank him for the warning and then either take his advice or leave it?

    I swear to God, these chicks are way too oversensitive. This is feminism in action. Feminists believe that women, even if it appears they are acting stupidly, are actually flawless beings whose actions should not be questioned. Especially by a mere man.

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    • joyfulme
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 2:07pm

      Exactly!!!! The sad thing is people , in general, will “do their own thing” in spite of a common-sense warning!!

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  • mwhaley
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:50pm

    I would suggest to make the victim equal with the aggressor, 9mm, .38, or something that makes a small going in and a larger hole going out.

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    • chips1
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 6:20pm

      Sounds like the Barney Frank defense.

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  • olddog
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:50pm

    What in the world are the nudists in San Francisco going to do when they hear this? Probably start wearing mini skirts. But what about the women?

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    • KickinBack
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:58pm

      I’ve seen some of the pics of the peoples. And trust me, they have nothing to worry about. ;)

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    • vtxphantom
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:09pm

      What is needed is antirape chastitiy belt. That should send NOW into low earth orbit. Keep the mini skirt, it has become a part of our culture.

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  • lamarwi
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:49pm

    Obviously the profile for the victims of the rapist(s) includes short skirts.

    Quit being so PC about the police trying to give the public a heads-up and know that if you wear short skirts it may increase the chances.

    There are probably other factors like walking alone at night, or letting someone pick you up that you don’t know.

    This is no different than telling us that too much time in the sun could increase our chance for cancer.

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  • vonclausewitz
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:47pm

    next year al Bloomberghi intends to insist that all women wear burkas and walk ten paces behind their husbands or slavemasters, in case there is a difference.

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    • chips1
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 6:13pm

      In some countries the women walk 10 paces in front of the husband in case of mines.

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  • 13ShadesofGray
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:45pm

    This is coming from a female, who had family that was the victim of a gang rape.

    I’m with the “let them pack heat” crowd on this one – but that doesn‘t mean women shouldn’t be smart about their attire, or where they are wearing certain types of attire. It’s one thing to become a victim… it’s entirely another to become a victim due to extremely poor choices or sheer stupidity.

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  • Netsurfer2
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:42pm

    I’d rather see a lady wear a dress than look like a man in pants! Just saying the truth! I like it when a lady dresses up and looks sexy or beautiful! What is wrong with that?

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:20pm

      Not a thing. Do you see women as objects that are here to gratify you? Or are they humans who have the same rights as you and are your equals?

      The rapist does not see women as equals; he sees them as less than himself. He gets pleasure out of humiliating them and destroying them using sex as his weapon. What should bring the joy of intimacy is used as the weapon.

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    • Netsurfer2
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 7:19pm

      Of course I see women as equals and have the same rights as I do! I believe that women should be treated right, respectfully saying!

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  • NHwinter
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:42pm

    No one blames young women for the way they dress when it comes to rape. It is a cruel and horrible crime. That aside, I think young girls and young women dress very inappropiately today. Nothing even close to modest, nothing left to the imagination. Ok, I’m older, maybe that makes a difference. But, I will never ever blame the recipient of a rape. I do believe the police are trying to protect women and their suggestions come from the concern. Lets not make the police the bad guys.

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  • Jenny Lind
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:42pm

    If their are nuts running loose, you need to protect yourself. If you are to dumb and outraged to see the sense in the suggestion til’ this guy or guy is caught, it very well could be on you. Or better yet, get a gun and take care of yourself. I think if I was young and these people were running loose I hope I would use every ounce of commom sense I could think of. Outrage does not “save” you. Doing smart things does. Look up personal saftey tips, AND do them!

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  • JMorcan
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:41pm

    If a serial killer was targeting people with blue shirts, I wouldn’t wear one. Jeez, why is this even on the news?

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  • The Divided States of America
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:41pm

    There is nothing wrong with women wearing shorts or skirts, but if i lived in an area where all the attacks were similar ie. short skirts…id have to ask my girl to please re-think her attire, till this creep was caught. Some folks are just plain stubborn and refuse to adhere to common – sense ? They may pay the price with there life ?

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    • CincinnatiPol
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 12:34pm

      Bare upper legs, arms, and cleavage encourage lewd creeps. Tight short skirts with slits used to be associated only with women of the streets. Clothes are supposed to conceal, not reveal. I wear skirts below the knee, and tops no longer than 2 fingers below the collar bone with 3/4 sleeves. Classy and comfortable!

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  • flevan
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:40pm

    Sounds like the onset of Sharia.

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    • Favored93
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:56pm

      What a bogus argument.
      The point is these girls should not make it easy for a perverted predator to hurt them.
      It is easy to get at their parts in a short skirt.
      what a stupid thing for you to say.

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    • Consentiondum
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:48pm

      @favored.

      Your argument is bogus! Women in burkas get raped. It has little to do with easy access… It’s some guy with an unacceptable control/dominance fetish that has no place in society.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:57pm

      @ Consentiondum

      It does have to do “with easy access” Most criminals don’t want to get caught. Some would figure the less to get undone the less time it takes & the sooner they are away.

      Sorry I had to be so matter of fact & graphic, but I had to draw a stick figure form you.

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    • IamtheBoBo
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 8:33am

      Just a bit of logic here, Those who are trying to understand how one goes about rape (ie: looking for easy access) are not rapists. They are trying to find logical patterns to an emotional event. These patterns do not exist. I do not want to get in to the mindset of such an animal, but as animals use very little if any higher logic, trying to find logic in this animal’s action is pointless.

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  • david3755
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:38pm

    A few chicks with guns could thin the rapist population since NYPD can not seem to do the job.

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    • AnAppealToGod
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:49pm

      It’s just like choosing to eat fast food your entire life. You’re gambling with horrible consequences. Leave freedom of choice stay, but educate on the severity of the consequences. Our society is way too sex driven. The girls feel like they have to draw the attention by dressing like sluts. Usually and sadly this is because the Dad is checked out of the parental guidance. I think issues like this and others are a direct result of bad parenting.

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  • Corrigenda
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:37pm

    We read >>“Where do you draw the line? I can’t wear shorts? Besides the fact that I wasn’t wearing anything that was inappropriate or provocative….I don’t think that should be part of the problem. At all.”<<

    The trouble is exactly that. "I don’t think that should be part of the problem.". BUT IT IS !!!!!!!

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  • givemelibertyorgivemedeath
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:36pm

    Uhhh, makes sense. Truth hurts.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:43pm

      Why make yourself an easy target ?
      Especially in a problem area….

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  • MeteoricLimbo
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:34pm

    silly

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    • Phoenixsoulfire
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:38pm

      How about letting them carry a loaded weapon in the open so they shoot the rapist in the pee pee hole.

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