#sarah everard

[mysharona1987]

[ceevee5]

[politicalsci]

[bentancurs-bitch]

Police trampling on the flowers left in tribute to Sarah Everard after she was murdered by one of their own. An image speaks a thousand words.

[prideandprejudice05]

I’m gonna rant a little for a second bc in the U.K., a woman named Sarah Everard was kidnapped and presumed to have been murdered by a male police officer. The MET police’s response? Asking women to stay home and be more careful when they walk at night.

Sarah Everard walked down well lit streets. She phoned her boyfriend and talked for most of her journey. She was literally just walking home. And she is being blamed for her own murder. The narrative surrounding this story has turned into what women should do to avoid these situations and not exposing the harsh reality that a police officer has literally done the exact opposite of his job description.

This story has hit hard with so many women across the U.K. and I have had so many conversations with friends in the last 24 hours about how tired we are. Of how insane it is the things we have learned.

Like how we learn to walk with our keys between our fists. Or how we text each-other when we’re in the Uber not to let friends know when we’ve set off but so they know where to look if we go missing. Or how sometimes we put a ring on our left hand bc a guy is less likely to harass you if he sees you as belonging to another man already.

We’re tired. We’re frustrated. We’re angry. 97% of women and girls in the U.K. have been sexually harassed. And men on twitter are telling us ‘not all men’.

Perhaps not but when it’s practically all women being sexually harassed then society needs to be looked at, starting with how we raise our men to treat women and the horrifying things we expect women to learn to do to avoid their dark sides.

edit (13/3): sarah everard’s body has been found and the police officer arrested on suspicion of her kidnapping has now been charged with her murder

[destroyallbigots]

"Just say no"

"Just fight back"

She did

But when she finally was able to fight, she was convicted.

This world doesn't care about its women and AFAB people. Especially America's WOC. Over a 1,000 Indigenous women are missing. They aren't just someone's family, girlfriend, and or a friend. They are human beings. There are many cases like these, violence against women and other AFABS have lasted for centuries. This cycle of hatred and abuse needs to stop.

Remember 97%.

[heavenisycurself]

https://instagram.com/vulgadrawings?igshid=1iv9fui40zsmu

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

This is the lady in photos being held down by police at the Sarah Everard vigil.

Fucked up stuff.