Law Students

Dear My Female Friends in Chicago,

By Grace

Stop getting in cabs by yourself. Especially if you've been drinking.

Ladies.

The next time you are ever inclined to say "Oh my god, Kristi is SOOO wasted!! Let's just put her in a cab and send her drunk ass home." Think twice. You are putting a woman, ostensibly, YOUR FRIEND in a situation where no one can protect her. It's her against the fucking cabdriver. The cabdrivers in this city are never held accountable. Neither are the cab companies. Think about it... would you let some random dude at a bar take your friend home? NO!! But you'll let a cab driver?

Ladies.

If you have friends in from out of town, and they need to get a cab after leaving a bar, GO WITH THEM.

Ladies.

If something doesn't feel right, it's probably not. And even if you're wrong, WHO FUCKING CARES? At least you acted in the interest of protecting yourself.

I don't know what the solution is. I think the bus, maybe. Chicago cabs are just not safe. They just aren't. They are most certainly not the safe haven solution we assume they are. those days MUST be over.

This was in the news today. And I can't get it out of my mind.

I fucking hate people.

Full post as published by Law with Grace on July 06, 2009 (boomark / email).