Walking around downtown at night all by yourself is not always safe. Or even having the main entrance to your building broken brings on safety concerns.
I often see women walking by themselves around downtown at night. Sometimes they are taking their dog out for a walk, or walking to/from a bar/restaurant/club etc.
Here is a video that shows some useful moves on how to fend off an attacker. All while wearing skirt and heels.
I just got off the phone with 911.
I heard a woman screaming outside my window. I got up from my computer to take a look outside, and found a car that was running parked in the middle of the street with some man chasing a woman around the car in circles.
I quickly reached for the phone to call 911 and when I came back to the window, I saw the man drive off in the car.
It kind of looked like a car jacking. But who knows really.
I have lost track of how many times I have had to phone up 911 in this town (I have lived in the Arts District, Hollywood, and Historic Core of downtown).
I am interested in hearing how pedestrians deal with harrassment.
I think just about any woman that has walked around downtown has had to deal with harassment in some shape or form. I have certainly had to deal with it (although not so much now compared to a few years ago when I lived in a different part of downtown).
Here is a link to a post by Celia of 5th and Spring. (The story is towards the end of the post).
