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The Advice Thread

All murders are bad though, right?

We hear loads of stories in the news about male youths being chased down and stabbed / beaten / whatever in broad daylight.

I don't think this should be a gender thing, but if it is going to be the statistics say men are more at risk.

And that's the issue, the generalisation of it all. You then get the cesspit that is twitter saying that all men are evil and should be considered a threat to women.

That's equally as disingenuous and unhelpful as all black people are drug dealers and carry knives.
 
Hey kids, whilst we're on the subject, look at, download and use the Hollie Guard app.

Might save your life, eh?
 
Pretty sure I can get by on the mean streets of South Staffs without an app that has shocking reviews on its UI and could easily accidentally send out alarming messages to my girlfriend, family and closest friends, tbf :D

I got whacked for no reason last year, that's the intrinsic risk you take when you go out anywhere. I'll deal with it.
 
I'm looking for a bit of advice with my own thinking. In the news at the moment is the awful news about the young lady who got murdered and how unsafe it is for women. 70% of murder victims are men but no one gives a shit.

Am I wrong to think this way?

Please be kind

Nothing wrong in asking for advice and challenging your thinking before settling on a stance so shouldn't be hated on for that imo. More people should.

I think to understand the argument its better to look not at murder but rather motives. Most murders involving men are disputes that get out of hand as Mark says. Then you have stuff like organised crime which are predominately made up of men and is an occupational hazard of sorts. They are mostly killed on the street or at social gatherings.

The majority of women murdered are via domestic violence by a current or former partner or sexually motivated stranger violence. There is way less violence against women for possessions.

The argument isn't that it isn't unsafe for men as the stats flesh out, rather, that environments women should feel safe in aren't, 38% of women murdered was by a current/former partner contrasted to 4% for men. Of those murders 71% of them were in the home for women, against 39% for men.

Nobody is suggesting its safe or pleasant growing up in inner city London or wherever but the crucial distinction is that some women are under threat in what should be a place of refuge and security.

You can then go down the rabbit hole of cat calling, sexual harassment, sexual assault, stranger rape etc etc and marry women's experiences of the public and the private sphere to paint a fuller picture of their perceived hyper-vigilance.

Obviously, as Johnny points out Twitter and the like is a platform for the lunatic fringe on any subject, stay well away.

Source for stats quoted:- https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...t-the-circumstances-and-location-of-homicides
 
Nothing wrong in asking for advice and challenging your thinking before settling on a stance so shouldn't be hated on for that imo. More people should.

I think to understand the argument its better to look not at murder but rather motives. Most murders involving men are disputes that get out of hand as Mark says. Then you have stuff like organised crime which are predominately made up of men and is an occupational hazard of sorts. They are mostly killed on the street or at social gatherings.

The majority of women murdered are via domestic violence by a current or former partner or sexually motivated stranger violence. There is way less violence against women for possessions.

The argument isn't that it isn't unsafe for men as the stats flesh out, rather, that environments women should feel safe in aren't, 38% of women murdered was by a current/former partner contrasted to 4% for men. Of those murders 71% of them were in the home for women, against 39% for men.

Nobody is suggesting its safe or pleasant growing up in inner city London or wherever but the crucial distinction is that some women are under threat in what should be a place of refuge and security.

You can then go down the rabbit hole of cat calling, sexual harassment, sexual assault, stranger rape etc etc and marry women's experiences of the public and the private sphere to paint a fuller picture of their perceived hyper-vigilance.

Obviously, as Johnny points out Twitter and the like is a platform for the lunatic fringe on any subject, stay well away.

Source for stats quoted:- https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...t-the-circumstances-and-location-of-homicides
Hey thanks dude, that's really helped me think about it in a different way.
 
I'm looking for a bit of advice with my own thinking. In the news at the moment is the awful news about the young lady who got murdered and how unsafe it is for women. 70% of murder victims are men but no one gives a shit.

Am I wrong to think this way?

Please be kind

This is a very interesting read.
 
I don't know but I'm sure they will like this post! :D
 
I know who it is.

Sadly I cannot share that information or I may be killed
 
Is anyone on here a financial advisor or would they recommend any?
I don't have a complicated financial situation, but am looking for some guidance on whether i'd be better putting some spare cash into my pension or investing elsewhere with relatively low risk.

Nigerian Princes need not apply 😃
 
I'm not a financial advisor but with a pension contribution you get the tax benefit of 20/40% and then the investment going forward.

I guess it depends on whether or not you want it locked away until your retirement.
 
No chance Nuno would be liking most of the stuff posted on here
 
im going either Kevin Thewell, one of the Tims or jez moxey, and if he is jez I'll just say your postie thinks your a rude arrogant twat and always wants to throw your post in the bin
 
They are coming up to 10 years on the forum without a single post to their name. It’s impressive.
 
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