Making Public Spaces Safe and Welcoming
Okay this is weird. In at least three reported incidents, a 22-year old man in Portland, OR, decided to give unwanted haircuts to women riding his bus. The woman whose hair he cut on New Year’s Eve called 911 and he was arrested. He’s being charged with interfering with public transit, disorderly conduct and harassment (and also robbery because he’s a suspect in a string of neighborhood break-ins).
Umm creepy!
thanks to MRH for the story tip.
I had just cut my hair really short and some guy on a crowded subway car started pointing at me and talking to his friend about how ugly I was. It was so humiliating and people kept turning to stare at me. I finally told him to shut the f*** up and he lost his shit on me. He started screaming about what an ugly dyke I was, etc. I was scared and humiliated. It happened years ago and I still feel sick when I think about it.
-anonymous
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