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I haven't been following this case, so please forgive my ignorance of it.

I would just like to put this out there. Under what conditions should a woman be fearful of the potential for rape? In all my years, i've not experienced a single situation where a woman was ever in that danger, whether that be a night out at the pub, office party, train journey, even at strip clubs.

The danger doesn't come from the situation or the attire that a woman chooses to wear. It comes from predators, and predators can strike at any time and at any place.

We can say that woman shouldn't put themselves in a vulnerable position, and to an extent that has some truth, but life is an organic thing, we don't pre-plan every moment of our lives in advance. What was a relatively safe scenario with 3 people in a location, can become an unsafe one if one person leaves, even for a minute. It's impossible to remain safe and secure from predators at all times.

For way too long women have been at a disadvantage, and if that means there needs to be some positive discrimination in their favour to offer them more protection, then it should be done. These predators need to be held accountable.