British Women Killed by Men They Previously Reported to Police

Re:British Women Killed by Men They Previously Reported to P... by JeanMarcS on Monday July 23, 2018 @06:16PM (#17596474)

In France, some women who were estimate in great danger because of their previous companion/husband have been equipped with special telephones (« Great danger telephone ») that make the police get to your home as fast as they can.

Last month a woman activated one, the cops were there in 7 minutes, sadly too late [0].

So even if cops have a good formation, horrible things like that happens.

And we all know it’s hard to change mentalities. It will sadly still be a long road to prevent horror.

[0] https://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/societe/violences-faites-aux-... (in french)

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Re:British Women Killed by Men They Previously Reported to P... by LyndsySimon on Monday July 23, 2018 @08:28PM (#17597171)

I’m in the US, and I do what I can to make sure women who feel that they are in danger are armed and trained.

“Trained” is an important part of that - both in preventing someone from harming them and enabling them to be confident in their ability to protect themselves.

I mention this not to start a flamewar on HN but to underscore that this is a very real problem that many people face and to urge people to help be part of mitigating it.

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