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Berlin lawmaker proposes women-only train carriages like in Tokyo (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Summary

Berlin lawmaker Antje Kapek of the Green Party proposed introducing women-only carriages on the city’s underground trains to enhance safety, inspired by a similar approach in Tokyo.

Kapek cited rising nighttime attacks on women and crowded evening conditions as reasons for the measure, which is still a proposal without legislative backing.

Her suggestion follows a recent rape case on the Berlin metro. The city’s BVG transport authority expressed doubts, arguing current safety measures, including 250 security staff and emergency contact points, are sufficient.

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 4 days ago (22 children)

Instead of fighting rapists, let's segregate women and men

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (16 children)

Its not about fighting rapists, It's about letting women have an environment where they can feel safe.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (8 children)

While making young men and boys feel like they're dangerous wolves who people fear. That's awesome for self esteem I hear

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This isn't about them. A disproportionate amount of women are victims of violence, sexual assault, and rape. Their safety should take priority over the feelings of others. If a man actually sympathizes with this they wouldn't have their self esteem take a hit and would instead understand why actions like this are necessary as we work to address this issue in our society.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I was raped. I'm a man. Oh right, men aren't victims, ever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

this person claims to be a lot of different kinds of victim in his comment history. however, some of them conflict with other things he has said. take his claims with a grain of salt, at least some of them are untrue.