Yet another young woman attacked by a male. When will it end?

He may have been a paedo

I didn't say you're a feminist, I merely used the hive mind analogy to prove my point. You seemed to believe your response to be was proof of your viewpoint. Not all women are bothered by this behaviour.

You also seem to be imagining an impossible Utopia where everyone behaves within very narrow parameters.

Both men and women act like louts, not all, but some. Both grope others, assault others physically and sexually, shout abuse etc. If you think calling out an asshole will change their behaviour by all means fight the good fight. If anything a reaction will only encourage them.

I'm not responsible for the behaviour of others and I'm not going to dignify an asshole with the response he probably wants. So maybe if the next woman, "brave" or not, ignored him, and the woman after that, and the woman after that ad infinitum he'd realise he was wasting his time.

Talking to him calmly, explaining the error of his ways, or lashing out like a fishwife won't alter his behaviour.

How many men's behaviours have you successfully changed to date?

Not the first time I've been accused of pretending to be a woman. It seems that some can't accept the fact that some women don't view themselves as downtrodden victims.

I’m not going to risk my health and wellbeing to be some night in shining armour for a total stranger…who might even end up turning on me as has been known to happen …

if some coked / pissed up scumbag is knocking a few slaps into a girl I’ll call the Gardai, that’s what we pay them for and that would be the end of my civic duty….she ends up with injuries, broken wrist, missing teeth, that’s on the guy who she’s with, not any of the rest of us..

Dublin city is now a dangerous and violent kip….fact… Until we as a society , sorry no, the criminal justice system can get a grip on the amount of coke heads, knives and general idiot knuckle dragging violent scumbag artists that has proliferated us and these absolute urchins who are teflon, thanks to our criminal injustice system…

” hi, corner of Aston Quay & O’Connell Bridge, guy 6’1 red jacket assaulting girl, black coat, blonde hair…”.. off I go….

Not worth the hassle….or the risk… not going to put my family in a position where they need to revisit me in hospital or even a morgue.

in 2020 there were 2286 knife crimes in Dublin alone.. 6 a day or 1 every 4 hours… you only need to get unlucky once.

A very common viewpoint and not surprising considering your opinions on other issues.

If the girl was your sister or some relative I'm sure you'd rather have someone intervene in some way before she gets hurt and everyone would want the same. That doesn't mean going over and physically interacting. A few months ago I was walking home late one night and a very drunk girl was being accosted by a guy who was being too forceful. This was probably about 5am. He had her up against a wall. She was saying she wasn't interested and wanted to go. I was about 50 yards away and shouted over "Is everything OK!". The guy then stopped and they both went in opposite directions and that was it. I'm not claiming to be some hero, I think most people would do the same. It was on Castle St. which is very dimly lit and had nobody else around. You could call the guards but it could easily be too late by the time they arrive.

If their objective by doing that is to discredit women, that's a bit sly.

I do believe though if a man or woman declares they are giving their opinion as a man or woman, then I dont see any reason not to accept that.

I wasn’t feeding them. Don’t twist my words please.

You claimed to have written proof that what I said about the status of the Family according to the Irish Constitution was incorrect. Just for the sake of clarity, here’s what I was referring to -

ARTICLE 41

1     1° The State recognises the Family as the natural primary and fundamental unit group of Society, and as a moral institution possessing inalienable and imprescriptible rights, antecedent and superior to all positive law.

2° The State, therefore, guarantees to protect the Family in its constitution and authority, as the necessary basis of social order and as indispensable to the welfare of the Nation and the State.

ARTICLE 42

1 The State acknowledges that the primary and natural educator of the child is the Family and guarantees to respect the inalienable right and duty of parents to provide, according to their means, for the religious and moral, intellectual, physical and social education of their children.

I figured you might be leaning towards Article 42A concerning children’s rights -

ARTICLE 42A

1 The State recognises and affirms the natural and imprescriptible rights of all children and shall, as far as practicable, by its laws protect and vindicate those rights.

2     1° In exceptional cases, where the parents, regardless of their marital status, fail in their duty towards their children to such extent that the safety or welfare of any of their children is likely to be prejudicially affected, the State as guardian of the common good shall, by proportionate means as provided by law, endeavour to supply the place of the parents, but always with due regard for the natural and imprescriptible rights of the child.

2° Provision shall be made by law for the adoption of any child where the parents have failed for such a period of time as may be prescribed by law in their duty towards the child and where the best interests of the child so require.

3 Provision shall be made by law for the voluntary placement for adoption and the adoption of any child.

4     1° Provision shall be made by law that in the resolution of all proceedings—

i      brought by the State, as guardian of the common good, for the purpose of preventing the safety and welfare of any child from being prejudicially affected, or

ii      concerning the adoption, guardianship or custody of, or access to, any child,

the best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration.

And here’s what I said originally, which you said you had written proof is incorrect -

We do have a proper society, and we have a proper Irish Constitution too which recognises the social unit of the Family as the primary and fundamental educator of children.

Apparently you have something else entirely in mind which you wish to offer as evidence that what I said regarding the status of the Family in the Irish Constitution is incorrect.

Weird hill to want to die on, but have at it!