Women traveling in India

ohai · April 22, 2016, 7:01pm

I posted a news story at some point where a town in India was ruled by a ganglord who murdered, raped and robbed all the town people. A woman went to the police station to complain, but she was raped by the police. I do not thing the “under reporting” in the US is the same as that of India.

igor555 · April 22, 2016, 7:35pm

bchad:

With a population 4x that of the US, if the chance of being raped in India were the same as the chance in the US, you would expect to see 4x as many sensational (newspaper worthy) rape stories coming out of India competed to the US.

In practice, it’s probably a bit higher than that, but not all that much higher. The “rape beta” of India is probably somewhere between 1.2 and 1.4, which probably reflects a greater prevalence of attitudes like e-coli’s above.

I found India to be relatively safe, but with incredibly pushy beggars and trinket salespeople. Of course I am a big male so not a prime rape target. As for other crimes, you’re more likely to be cheated than robbed, although it still makes sense to keep a close eye on your belongings and not just leave the lying around for passer-bys to walk off with.

Its unsafe to travel alone in many countries anyway because you don’t know the areas that are good and bad, and there are many aspects of traveling where having more than one person just makes a lot of sense. One guy looks after the stuff while the other goes and figures out whatever you’re confused about. Plus, you each notice different things about the environment, so you’re just more aware of what’s going on. It’s when someone is alone and lost and confused that they are most vulnerable, so it’s good to have a companion so you can be confused together.

Probably the safest third-world places I’ve felt as a westerner were in China and Vietnam. However, there was lots of trickery and attempts to cheat and misdirect people in China. Not exactly violent crime or even robbery, but it still left a bad taste in your mouth when people tried it (sometimes they succeeded, sometimes not).

how big are you?

system · June 27, 2016, 3:11pm

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system · April 22, 2016, 10:20pm

BTW, she is hot

system · April 22, 2016, 10:28pm

igor555:

bchad:

With a population 4x that of the US, if the chance of being raped in India were the same as the chance in the US, you would expect to see 4x as many sensational (newspaper worthy) rape stories coming out of India competed to the US.

In practice, it’s probably a bit higher than that, but not all that much higher. The “rape beta” of India is probably somewhere between 1.2 and 1.4, which probably reflects a greater prevalence of attitudes like e-coli’s above.

I found India to be relatively safe, but with incredibly pushy beggars and trinket salespeople. Of course I am a big male so not a prime rape target. As for other crimes, you’re more likely to be cheated than robbed, although it still makes sense to keep a close eye on your belongings and not just leave the lying around for passer-bys to walk off with.

Its unsafe to travel alone in many countries anyway because you don’t know the areas that are good and bad, and there are many aspects of traveling where having more than one person just makes a lot of sense. One guy looks after the stuff while the other goes and figures out whatever you’re confused about. Plus, you each notice different things about the environment, so you’re just more aware of what’s going on. It’s when someone is alone and lost and confused that they are most vulnerable, so it’s good to have a companion so you can be confused together.

Probably the safest third-world places I’ve felt as a westerner were in China and Vietnam. However, there was lots of trickery and attempts to cheat and misdirect people in China. Not exactly violent crime or even robbery, but it still left a bad taste in your mouth when people tried it (sometimes they succeeded, sometimes not).

how big are you?

Big enough to beat the shit out of 10 unarmed Indian men. #alphamale

GuyOnABuffalo · April 22, 2016, 10:29pm

i’m getting a rapey vibe from atush. RR in disguise?

GuyOnABuffalo · April 22, 2016, 10:30pm

can we consider this settled if KMD says she is willing to travel india alone in a night gown?

SamCryBaby · April 22, 2016, 10:37pm

Basically atush made a minezone out of infia with avoid this and avoid that comments.What is the whole rape deal though? I mean why not mugged or killed ? The impression this forum is giving me of India is like a max security prison in U.S , and how they rape the more feminine type males.

SamCryBaby · April 22, 2016, 10:38pm

system · April 22, 2016, 10:40pm

Lol, why night gown? Bikini or nothing. JK.

SamCryBaby · April 22, 2016, 10:40pm

RR is no longer a person, it’s a movement.We all have a bit of RR in us, all that love and peace he spread…

system · April 22, 2016, 10:44pm

Because when you are in the West, whatever you hear about India is related to rape (considering few past heinous acts) and mugging and killing aren’t as prevalent in media. Due to these incidents, India has lost Billions of $$$ from tourism sector and I feel sorry for poor people who finally pay the price for this shit because tourists are their customers. Sad!

SamCryBaby · April 22, 2016, 11:05pm

So rape is an externality…

system · June 27, 2016, 3:11pm

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Palantir · April 22, 2016, 11:22pm

system · April 22, 2016, 11:34pm

Arnold Schwarzenegger or hacksaw!

SamCryBaby · April 22, 2016, 11:36pm

The Rahul Saga Lives.

igor555 · May 3, 2016, 2:47pm

http://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/kerala-students-barbaric-rape-and-murder-followed-by-mega-police-lapses-1402295

system · May 3, 2016, 4:02pm

Very sad news. My condolences with girl and her family. Any more links? Same response for all of them in advance. Please post!!