Perhaps the man who flashed at me went on to rape someone? Perhaps the man who pushed another man outside the pub went on to fracture someone's skull? How do we decide when we should deal with things ourselves and when we should involve authorities?
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I don't know the answer to that but I am pretty sure that if we think men are OK to handle minor assault themselves, we should not be insisting that women can't make the same decision.
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All sexual assaults should be reported and investigated, absolutely yes.
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Well, you can make that decision for yourself if a woman or a man gropes you or flashes at you. What about other assaults?
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We have a civic responsibility to report any and all criminal activity we either witness or are victim of, surely you have to agree with that? How can society hope to measure and reduce these crimes otherwise? How can we know whats going on otherwise?
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No, I don't think we need to involve the authorities in everything and I do think we can handle many issues ourselves.
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You think we shouldn't report crimes??? There is very clear evidence that people who commit sexual assaults start off with milder forms before going on to rape, likewise with violent assaults. Can't see your thinking here.
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Evidence is that people who commit assaults now committed milder harassment earlier, not that people who committed milder harassment earlier commit assaults now. Implication only goes one way.
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Also, maybe some people stopped committing milder harassment, and never went up to assaults, after having been put in their place?
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Yes, I think so. In my late teens and early twenties, boys/yng men would start fights with other men & overstep the boundaries with women much more often coz young men are often not very thoughtful or sensible. They learn.
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The downside of reporting every small interaction and expecting adjudication is that you ceede power to a central authority to adjudicate trivial interactions between people.
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If it was a stranger who flashed or groped you, the police do like to know about that. Flashing especially is seen as a possible precursor to other forms of sex offence.
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