As she walked the aisles, MR said in an interview, she sensed a man standing close behind her. She turned to confront him and noticed that he was a good six inches taller than her. He was talking in graphic detail about sexual things he wanted to do to her. “You’re so disgusting, get away from me,” she told him, and hurried off to find her friend.

Still, he stayed close, and for a few tense minutes the two of them locked eyes while she waited in line to pay. When at last he left, she thought that was the end of it – until, back outside in the chill of the winter morning, she felt something cold against the back of her leggings.

The man had ejaculated on her.

“I didn’t know how to react. I wanted to kill this man,” said MR, who was 47 at the time, recalling the horror and helplessness she felt as her friend wiped her off with towels. (The Guardian has verified MR’s identity but is not publishing her full name to protect her privacy.)

Hours later, on the advice of a sister who worked in law enforcement, she fished her soiled leggings out of the garbage and took them back to the store to report what had happened. A clerk listened to her account and, not seeming to realize that MR understood Spanish, shouted to a colleague in a backroom: “Tenemos otra.”

“We’ve got another one.”

  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    5 days ago

    Sharp object under jaw pointing upwards. Use both hands and full force.

    Alternatively, bite down as hard as you can on the throat.

    Stores sell knives and other sharp or pointy objects. Or blunt objects.

    I dunno man, be creative. Maybe panic and shit your pants because woman helpless and weak and inferior to man uwu 🎻

    • michaelalf@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      5 days ago

      You legitimately can’t carry anything resembling a weapon in Australia, sharp or blunt. In my state, brandishing a blunt object like a cricket bat can get you jail time.

      So I’m not asking to stir the pot, I seriously fear for my Wife and Daughter’s safety, and I can’t do anything about it. I guess societal pressure on these predators is the only tool we can use here.

      There’s too many sick fucks like this all over the world. If we lived in a country with more relaxed laws, they would both be packing at least mace, preferably a pistol.

      • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        5 days ago

        this may sound silly, but the best you can do forvyour daughter is make sure she has proper self esteem.

        Cant carry a weapon, a woman who values herself to not be dragged is a solid weapon in itself.