College Student Raped and Murdered, Allegedly by Catcalling Asshole
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There is no “correct” way to deal with catcalling. Some of us shout back, some of us run away, some of us simply ignore it. There is no good way to deal with a strange man yelling at you on the street. It is impossible to know if this man will leave you alone or follow you back to your apartment. When it comes to experiencing street harassment, it’s hard not to feel like any concept of safety and control is just an illusion.
In truly horrifying news, Ruth George, a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago was sexually assaulted and killed early Saturday morning after ignoring a man who was catcalling her. George, 19, was walking to her car early Saturday morning when a man began following her and verbally harassing her, according to the New York Times.
According to prosecutors, surveillance video showed the man following George into a parking garage, where he approached her from behind, put her into a chokehold until she fell unconscious, and then allegedly sexually assaulted her in the back of her car.