Ireland: Carol Hunt: 'Lock up men to keep women safe at night'

Submitted by Mastodon on Tue, 2013-08-13 01:48

Article here. Excerpt:

'This is all very well and good. But first we must ask the reason why women need special "places of safety"; why women have to have protection, "patrols", extra surveillance in areas that they frequent, and constant monitoring of their movements? The reason, to be blunt, is because of men. Yet time and again the focus is on "protecting" the woman – this can range from the well-meaning "safety areas" suggested by Robert Doyle, to a complete denial of a woman's right to self-autonomy – rather than preventing the male from acting in a violent manner.
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What if we began with the fact that most rapes and violent crimes (excepting domestic violence, a whole other chapter) are carried out by men at night. Surely it would only make sense that a curfew be imposed preventing men from walking the streets after dark?

But, say the women who like to have a night out with their husbands or partners, that discriminates against us also. When they are with us our men are good, well-behaved, non-violent blokes. Well, in that case, I propose that men only be allowed to leave the home after dark in the company of a female relative. And I think I'm being very lenient here. I mean, look at all the countries where women are not allowed to leave the home during daylight hours unless they are with a male relative – and it's not as if they are the aggressive gender.'

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... shouldn't their after-dark presence be restricted for men's sake?

Why stop there. Most crimes of person seem to be committed after sun-down by every class of person. Just impose a curfew on everyone.

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Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2013-08-13 03:22

I think this is a great idea. I think the ban should extend to fire fighters and rescue workers as well. That way as soon as a disaster strikes at night, they'll be up shit creek without a paddle and have only themselves to blame. Maybe then they'll realize how stupid they're acting. Duh gee... most of the people who risk their lives to keep me safe are men. Gosh, why didn't we think of that!?

I also can't help but shake my head at how she thinks inverting the sexism of the middle east is justified, as if women are treated that same way here in the west. Not that I agree with it, but the reason why women in the middle east aren't allowed outside without a male relative is for their own safety. A war-torn region is not the safest place for a woman to walk around alone. It's just as sexist to the man to treat him as a bodyguard.

I love how she makes an exception for women going out with men, as well. Probably just so men can continue to pay for everything. Typical feminist: It's sexism when it doesn't benefit me; it's not sexism when it does.

I hope she plans on changing the law so that any woman who sleeps with a man while intoxicated is a rapist...

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Submitted by xtrnl on Thu, 2013-08-15 00:38