Women have spoken out about not feeling safe walking alone at night
The hashtag ‘Curfew For Men’ has started trending on social media, following the disappearance of 33-year-old Sarah Everard last week.
Sarah was last seen on her way home from a friend’s house in Clapham, south London, at approximately 9pm on 3 March. She spoke to her partner for around 15 minutes, before the call ended just before 9.30pm.
Following Sarah’s disappearance, the Met police reportedly told women in the Clapham area not to ‘go out alone’ at night.
Speaking in a debate in the House of Lords yesterday, Baroness Jones suggested a 6pm curfew for men on the streets, saying that it would make women feel “a lot safer”.
The Peer’s suggestion was made in response to the Sarah Everard case.
Sarah’s disappearance has not only sparked conversation in the political chambers of Westminster, but also across all social media platforms.
One Twitter user said: “Girls walking alone at night aren’t the problem. Girls walking with headphones in aren’t the problem. Girls walking down dark streets aren’t the problem. Girls in revealing clothes aren’t the problem. Girls should not be the ones who have to change their behaviour.”
Another user made reference to Comedian Daniel Sloss’ trending video about his harrowing experience of the consequences of not calling out his friend before he assaulted another, female friend of his.
Not all men. Enough men. 1 in 10 men are shit but if the other 9 don't do anything about it, they might as well not fucking be there. TALK to your boys #curfewformen pic.twitter.com/XLtxJlKR1O
— Billy Braggers (@Loujae89) March 11, 2021
JOE spoke to women in the Clapham area about whether they feel safe walking the streets of London alone at night.
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One woman said: “Men are the problem. Full stop. End of. God bless Sarah, she did absolutely everything in the book to keep herself safe. She had bright clothing on, running trainers, she was even on the phone to her boyfriend.
“She went down all the main roads. Obviously she shouldn’t have had to do that in the first place. But all women have that instinct in them to do that.”
She added: “We are not the problem.”
