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From: sophie@mnetor.UUCP (Sophie Quigley)
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Subject: Re: RE:  escorting women home
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Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 14:47:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 18 14:47:12 1985
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> If a woman lets
> another woman do the job, isn't she putting her female escort in danger?
> 	Once woman B escorts woman A home, who the heck is going to escort
> woman B from A's house back to her own house?
> 
> Peter Thaggard

In my undergrad days, my best friend and I used to study together quite
late at night:  usually nobody else was awake when we were finished.
We were both very scared for our own and the other person's safety, so
what we used to do is escort each other to the halfway point between
her home, and my home, say goodbye, and then RUN like crazy to our own
homes.  We lived one streeet away from each other, which helped.

Granted, this was a bit silly, but at least we were a bit safer (after
all, if one got attacked, the other would probably be close enough to
hear it) and we certainly did feel much safer.  This could have been
improved by calling each other up afterwards to check that everything
was ok, but she didn't have a phone.  It was also nice to share the
danger this way (I certainly never resented it when she was studying
at my home and I had to get out even though I could have stayed safely
inside).  After all, isn't that what friendship is all about, caring
enough to face pleasant and unpleasant things together?
-- 
Sophie Quigley
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