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Over 100 people jabbed with syringes at French music festival (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

French officials did not say if these were cases of “needle spiking,” in which attackers typically inject victims with date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol or GHB, usually in the arm, leg or buttocks, leaving them disoriented and vulnerable to assault.

Warnings about the attacks first appeared on TikTok from social media influencer Abrège Soeur, who said in a post on Saturday that "Men are planning to attack and sting women at the Fête de la Musique on June 21st."

So that’s terrifying. What the fuck!?

Soeur, who describes herself as a feminist, suggested that women in danger during the festival use "H&M" as a code. 

"Approach the person and ask, 'Where’s your top from?' If they answer 'H&M,' it means they need help," Soeur said. If "you are in danger, hail someone over and ask, 'Where’s your top from? H&M, right?'" she added.

That is pretty clever. Reminds me of the “angel shot” that one would ask for at the bar.

Seriously, the fuck is wrong with people. These guys are part of the reason why women fear men in public.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That is pretty clever. Reminds me of the “angel shot” that one would ask for at the bar.

I mean, insofar that you're using a code, it's "clever", but the point about the angel shots are they aren't actually real, so when someone's orders one, the bartender knows.

Having the code be "H&M" is like having the code in the bar be "could I have a beer please".

Gonna get a lot of false positives.