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In France, some women who were estimate in great danger because of their previous companion/husband have been equipped with special telephones (« Great danger t
by JeanMarcS 8y ago
In France, some women who were estimate in great danger because of their previous companion/husband have been equipped with special telephones (« Great danger telephone ») that make the police get to your home as fast as they can.
Last month a woman activated one, the cops were there in 7 minutes, sadly too late [0].
So even if cops have a good formation, horrible things like that happens.
And we all know it’s hard to change mentalities. It will sadly still be a long road to prevent horror.
[0] https://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/societe/violences-faites-aux-femmes/femme-tuee-par-son-ex-conjoint-malgre-le-telephone-grand-danger-un-cas-tout-a-fait-unique-le-dispositif-n-a-pas-dysfonctionne_2826511.html https://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/societe/violences-faites-aux-... (in french)
- LyndsySimon 8y agoI’m in the US, and I do what I can to make sure women who feel that they are in danger are armed and trained. “Trained” is an important part of that - both in preventing someone from harming them and enabling them to be confident in their ability to protect themselves. I mention this not to start a flamewar on HN but to underscore that this is a very real problem that many people face and to urge people to help be part of mitigating it.