i got harrassed. are the guilty deserving of death penalty? or is it too harsh??
@angel_platinum (197)
Philippines
May 13, 2009 11:16am CST
2 weeks ago as i'm writing this, I got harrassed by 2 chinese men. I will keep the other details in private but the main point is that these 2 chinese men kept on calling me to meet them up at the mall. They told me they saw my profile on friendster and my other information. I told them no since i didn't know them and after their being persistent i decided to meet them to tell them off.
upon meeting, i honestly felt that they were planning something against me especially with the malicious look in their eyes. the whole scene was uncomfortable and there were 2 of them and 1 of me so I had to leave the place as soon as i can.
I felt so bad about it and degraded. in my country, any form of harassment against women is considered rape and death penalty can apply. but then some people think this punishment is really too rash especially for foreigners.
What do u think about this? is the situation my fault? or any advice on which is best?!! I will be open to what anyone says. Thank you
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@kellyt82 (204)
• United States
13 May 09
I do not want you to think that the situation is your fault, but you have to be careful. Regardless of what punishment they can receive after a crime, it will not prevent the crime for happening. You have to make sure you are being safe and not putting yourself in situations where something bad could happen to you. Meeting people off the internet is always risky so you should either avoid it altogether or never go alone. BE SAFE!
@angel_platinum (197)
• Philippines
7 Jun 09
Hello kelly thanks for giving me great advise. And you are so right about a lot of things. At this point, looking back I did realize that the situation is not my fault but still there are still some ways that I can protect myself and prevent these things from happening again. Especially the part where I meet people from the net. Really scary
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
10 Jun 09
NEVER, ever meet anyone from the internet without someone going along with you. Especially if they are showing negative and dangerous behavior already towards you.
With that said I will add, this is not your fault! There is evil out there in the world and unfortunately we come up against it on a daily basis.
I guess the best way to deal with this sort of thing is to ignore it and report it. Go to the police the next time anything this sort of things happens to you again. Keep detailed records like screen shots of the communications sent to you over the web, or save them to a folder with dates attached.
