Sex Predators

My newspaper of choice is the Daily Emerald. The Daily Emerald is a newspaper created by the students at the University of Oregon. I was sitting in Cafe Sienna one morning about a week or two ago, (for those who do not know, Cafe Sienna is a highly recommended place to eat good Mexican food) and I was disturbed to read about all the sexual harassment that have been scaring the hell out of women. Furthermore, these recent crimes got kind of personal when I heard it actually happened to a friend of mine. I cannot tell you how angry it makes me when I think or read about this kind of stuff. When some guy is harassing a woman or hits a woman, I not only think to myself that that is very wrong morally, but I also picture my mom in that situation. I'll tell you right now, no one messes with my mom. Therefore, it automatically makes it personal in a very weird, indirect way. But, that's the way it is. I have also been reading about people stealing other people's stuff too. I read about three cars that got stolen in one week! That is preposterous! Also, my roommate had his ipod stolen last Thursday while a party was going on, and he was not even here. I have also had a couple of things stolen from me this year.

What I am trying to get at is that we need to all look out for each other. I'm not saying we should always be paranoid and looking over our backs all the time. I am not saying that we should begin carrying around knives to try to protect ourselves. What I am saying is that we should all be aware that shit can happen and we should try to avoid it at all cost. Being educated about these things that are taking place in the places in which we live, is a start to preventing more stealing and harassment to our friends and peers. Guys and/or girls, walk in pairs or more. Try not to get blacked out and stumble home. I love you. We shall prevail! (I have always wanted to say that too)