Being a young pretty model, verbal harassment happens often. Being from south of Russia originally I usually put them back in their place or publicly draw attention to them. However this time it was slightly irrational.
There was no one around and two lads stopped in a car just to tell me “You are shit you are really really shit f*** you!” It was so out of nowhere that I was scared to say anything back. So I came home and dialed 999. I had taken down his plate number. The inspector rang me back to make sure I know they take it seriously. Then after an hour a female officer came to see me. It turned out it was a crime as section 5 public order offence, besides it was gender-based. The officer visited his house, etc. He now has a criminal record. Ladies, you don’t have to take this shit!
Optional: What’s one way you think we can make public places safer for everyone?
Mother’s in Britain should stop telling their daughters to ignore it or be a bigger person. If anything g ignoring makes you feel like a smaller person
– Nara
Location: Liverpool, UK
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