Gothamist: MTA to Introduce Anti-Groping SubTalk Posters

the inspector

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:02:05 -0500

i actually think this is a bad idea, as it might give perverts who have been wanting to try this the idea that other perverts are getting away with it. anyway, i didn't realized it was much of a problem. but i'm a guy, so i guess i wouldn't know.

robingee

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:17:01 -0500

I think it helps that these pervs know that WE know they are doing it and we are going to start holding them accountable. The ENTIRE reason they do it is because women are too afraid, shocked, etc to say anything and the pervs think it is a hidden thing they are doing.

The Hanky Panky Report

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:11:58 -0500

ANTI GROPING COVERAGE AN ASSAULT ON DIGNITY OF MEN WCBS news, the Daily News and other media outlets have cited a 2007 study which found that 63% of women reported being sexually harassed and 10% saying they had been sexually assaulted while on the subway. Based on this shocking statistic, it would seem that there is an epidemic of male molesters running amok in the Big Apple's underground. There's only one problem - the statistic is totally unreliable. As was previously reported more than a year ago, by both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, the study's methodology was fatally flawed. See the full story here: http://hankypankyreport.blogspot.com/2008/08/mta.html

feral555

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:49:25 -0500

Looks like we gropers will need to find a new place to practice our craft.

stackmaster

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:41:00 -0500

There is no excuse for any number of things that happen on the subway. Getting to & from work, school or wherever should not be such a perpetually tedious exercise in human interaction. Signs haven't stopped the panhandlers, so I don't think the gropers are really sweating this one.

zodak

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:56:57 -0500

" I saw a man with big loose sweatpants rubbing an erection on a girl's coat arm while she dozed on the subway." was that wrong? should i not have done that?

cucarachita

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:06:33 -0500

Yes, number 2 ( effinclassy), there SHOULD be! Why put all the onus on the victims? Address the pervs and tell them they're not gonna get away with it, and that they're disgusting. In England they put photos of people who were caught fare-evading up on posters in the subways, noting that anyone who they "caught redhanded" would end up "red-faced" too. Maybe they should put photos of pervs up in the subway here, so everyone can feel disgust upon seeing them. Or shame, when they realize it could be them next.

cucarachita

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:02:49 -0500

I'll tell you what women can do to protect themselves: don't fall asleep on the subway. I saw a man with big loose sweatpants rubbing an erection on a girl's coat arm while she dozed on the subway. It was a crowded subway, and I was pretty far away and I could plainly see what he was doing. I tried to draw the attention of the people nearer to her, but they were just pretending not to see. She finally woke up, and also pretended nothing had happened, but got up and stood somewhere else. Pathetic. Obviously she realized nobody was going to do a thing. Lesson: don't fall asleep, and beware of men in loose sweatpants. Every perv I've seen on the subway wears them! It's a tip-off.

NannyState

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:17:05 -0500

If more of these disgusting jerks get caught and punished, then a message has really been sent. Who reads those posters anyway?

handsomedevil

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:26:09 -0500

Yeah, but that's obvious. It would be like putting up signs that say "Pickpocketing is wrong. Some people really need that money, and regardless, being robbed is enough to ruin anybody's day. Get an honest job and put your energy towards something positive!" (It could have a stick figure with a turned out pocket and a frowny face.) These signs "turn up the heat" a little bit by making it seem more likely that one will get caught. That's enough to discourage it.

janelle

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:50:50 -0500

"Will there be a companion ad directed toward the gropers rather than the victims?" seriously. the ads are well intentioned, but yeah, they don't seem to address the fact that the touching shouldn't be happening in the first place.

eyekantspel

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:17:26 -0500

When you've groped Jen, is that a confession? or have a dude unzip his pants and start whack off right next to you (I've experienced the latter) that's partly your fault for being attractive, though you probably should have told Dobkin it was not appropriate. Anyway, I'm sure a sign is going to deter deviants from engaging in this behavior.

Jen Chung

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:38:16 -0500

When you've been groped or have a dude unzip his pants and start whack off right next to you (I've experienced the latter), wanting to tell someone and then wanting to curse the a good part of the human race are among the top things you feel.

drewo

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:22:46 -0500

I thought it's not "street" to snitch...

effinclassy

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:20:03 -0500

Will there be a companion ad directed toward the gropers rather than the victims?

Qraymond

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:09:22 -0500

Good for them. I've heard some real horror stories.