“Police warning women in Vancouver about a rise in sexual assaults”
News 1130 (March 23, 2016)
Women in Vancouver are being warned to walk in pairs and be aware of their surroundings following a recent bump in violent sex assaults.
Fincham notes police are taking this very seriously and have put many resources towards the investigation. “We are talking about sexual assaults with some level of violence, above what we traditionally see with gropings in Vancouver, so we would associate those differently. We are talking about a series of serious violent sexual assaults.”
The Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter‘s Samantha Grey says women are already doing all they can.
“No matter what time of night that we’re walking home, no matter how we’re dressed, or the route that we go, it’s not those decisions that end up in us being attacked. What it is, is the men who rape us. That’s what determines that happening.”