Alright, without giving too many details, I just have to get this off my chest to somebody...
The club i work at has apartments upstairs that dancers can rent for the nights they work in case they live too far away to commute nightly or cabs at night would be too costly. Couple hours after work and the club had closed in early hours one of the girls who was staying upstairs left the building to go down the street to the 24 hour shop (about a 5 min walk away) and was attacked on the road back... By a customer.
police have taken all our cctv images for identification. As it was a few hours after the club closed, this person was waiting around, maybe it was opportunity, maybe he targetted this girl deliberately, I don't know... What I do know is it was a severe attack the details of which are undisclosed....
I was working that night, and walk down that road to get to the club. How long was it after I left for home? Was it a customer I spoke to? There was one man who was an octopus and quite intimidating. was it him? Did I see this monster with my own eyes that very night? Is this person going to strike again, has he targetted other girls? I don't know... She is a beautiful and intelligent creature, and I feel extra pain that she was the unfortunate victim of this monster, as I know she is new to this country and has no close friends or family here, I'm worried for her. By rights we weren't even given her name but it was figured out pretty quick...
The club has issued us all with personal alarms and safety devices, and no girl is leaving the premises without a bouncer escorting her to her car, cab etc... we text the mananger when we get home to let her know that we're safely behind locked doors... It's good, but it makes me feel worse that it's even necessary.
I can't tell my boyfriend about this because he would be too upset and worried for my safety. Fair enough I suppose
I'm also angry because I know that the conviction rate for sexual crimes in this country is SO fucking low it's an absolute disgrace, and if justice isn't done then I can only hope a mob of us get together and tear this maggot limb from limb.
I wish I knew how to offer some kind of support, but as we only know each other in passing at work I'm pretty useless to do so...
I just had to get this out... Thanks Ladies xxx



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