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From: tan@ihlpg.UUCP (Bill Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles
Subject: Re: Beach harassment
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Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 14:11:39 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 12 14:11:39 1986
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> Okay, boys and girls, listen up:  Anyone who goes to a public beach
> and expects privacy is a fool.  They are called *public* beaches for
> a reason.  If you go there you had better be prepared to handle
> people attempting to engage you in conversation.  (And yes, many of
> them will be hoping that that engaging you in conversation will
> lead to engaging you in other activities.)
> 
> If you do not want to be approached by strangers, find yourself
> a private beach, or a backyard where strangers are not welcome.
> Snoopy
> tektronix!tekecs!doghouse.TEK!snoopy
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Bullshit.  A public beach is not a singles bar.  One does not surrender
one's right to privacy at a public beach, any more than at a public
library, a public museum, or a public street.  Your statement is
equivalent to
 "If you don't want to be approached by strangers, stay off the streets.
You should expect to be approached walking on a public street."
	A woman (or man) sitting alone at a singles bar or similar
setting has indicated that he or she is interested in company.  That
is NOT the case at public beaches.  Attitudes like that of Snoopy
make me understand why some women get angry.
-- 
Bill Tanenbaum - AT&T Bell Labs - Naperville IL  ihnp4!ihlpg!tan