Perhaps the best way to stop these assaults is for more women to learn how to protect themselves, and I'm not just talking about those namby pamby "non-violent" self defense courses that teach women evasive actions that leave the perp unharmed, only to rape again another day. I would rather see women learning how to permanently blind their attacker with a set of keys, rupture his spleen with the tip of an umbrella, or surgically curtail his reign of terror with a pair of sharp scissors or a nail file deftly introduced into a crucial neck artery.

What law enforcement authorities prefer not to tell potential victims is that, for purposes of self defense, rape is the legal equivalent of deadly physical force and that an intended victim of forceable rape may legally kill her attacker, whether or not he is armed, if she feels, as would a "prudent woman," that doing so is necessary to prevent or curtail the rape. The police seem worried that a weapon in the hands of a victim might be turned against her by a stronger and more skilled attacker, but that presupposes that civilian women will not become trained as well as, say, female soldiers or police officers. This has to change.

Scissors, keys, nail files, and umbrellas are not considered weapons until used as such, and, if used justifiably, they do not become illegal weapons as would an unlicensed gun or a knife designed primarily for fighting. Of course, pepper spray may be preferable and easier to use, as escape is a safer option than close combat with an armed assailent, although pepper spray could backfire in a small vestibule or other enclosed space. Either way, be sure to use either the spray OR the scissors, but not both, as stabbing an already visually compromised assailant, when escape is otherwise possible, may be seen by authorities as the unjustified use of excessive force. BTW, I am not an attorney, so be sure to consult one before preparing for battle. Good luck.

women need to look scarier where a guy would think twice before messing with her. the c*nt look lol and dressing better would also help guys are simple animals.. they see a woman dressing sexy they think the woman is wanting it. or why would she be showing it off. if they wear clothes its not easy access like a skirt..

i don't get it. is he waiting around in front of the station every night and approach women and walk them home? Like circling around doing rounds? 

If I'm the women and this guy with red gloves and batman t-shirt comes up to me I would not let him near me. 

And is that face he's making supposed to look friendly? It's in fact pretty scary.

BUT WHAT IF THEY RUN STOP SIGNS IN THE PROCESS?!

Maybe I watch too much SVU but this seems like the perfect ploy for biking rapists. 

This is a great gesture.  

Geez- If I were the rapist. . . I would go out and buy a bicycle right away! 
It's great for attracting new victims- and then of course. . . -it's really great for a quick getaway!!  

Hipsters!

Yeah, the little guy with the pink biking gloves and the batman t-shirt is going to save you.

At least some people are trying to help, rather than sitting at home bitching and moaning about everything and being an Internet Tough Guy™.

What needs to be allowed is concealed carry...would they attack these women if they knew that they were packing heat? Unlikely.

Do gang members open fire on rival gangs or cops, even though they know their foes are packing heat? Unlikely?

That's what we need!  The Armed Hysterics!

guys shouldnt bother women and they wouldnt have to get hysterical. men need to wake up i dont understand how u guys are running the world for so long.lol

good way to meet single ladies

Right, just like it's the cyclists fault for being in the road to get hit, it's the women's fault for wearing revealing clothing and being in the wrong part of town after dark.

Ow!

I sprained my irony joint...

And this is one time I'm glad I don't live in NYC because I might break my U-lock if someone threatened a woman I was escorting... There are plenty of hookers around that you don't need to be stealing it from women that don't want to give it to you. And if you can't get it from a hooker either you be damned poor or damned ugly, but either way you be damned.

Fuckin bikers ruin everything.

It's their fault for tempting us.  Vile, foul Zut!.  Where is their full coverage?

These women should be home before dark. The city is no place for a woman on her own. Where are their husbands?! 

not all women are married and not all guys worry about their wife and not all woman are smart. the bikers should hide out and try to catch whose doing it. im sure its the same people over and over.. a predator loser