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Berlin lawmaker Antje Kapek of the Green Party proposed introducing women-only carriages on the city’s underground trains to enhance safety, inspired by a similar approach in Tokyo.

Kapek cited rising nighttime attacks on women and crowded evening conditions as reasons for the measure, which is still a proposal without legislative backing.

Her suggestion follows a recent rape case on the Berlin metro. The city’s BVG transport authority expressed doubts, arguing current safety measures, including 250 security staff and emergency contact points, are sufficient.

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[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 14 points 16 hours ago

Or...hear me out here...maybe we could try holding men accountable for their actions? I'm just spit-balling here, but it's so crazy it just might work.

[-] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

This implies all men are capable of considering the long term impact of their decisions... holding them accountable should be done. But it won't have much of a prevention effect because the perpetrators aren't forward thinking types.

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 hours ago

True. I must have typed my comment during my daily 5 seconds of optimism before crashing back down to my usual cynical reality.

[-] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Civilization has advanced, but humans fell behind. I wish I knew how to fix it... for my daughters sake. But I do not.

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