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| Run choices 'shouldn't be skewed by men's actions' | Run choices 'shouldn't be skewed by men's actions' |
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| Phoebe Lake says many women run together because of bad experiences | |
| "It's terrifying quite honestly. You don't know if it is going to escalate, whether they are going to take it further, you don't know what is going to happen." | "It's terrifying quite honestly. You don't know if it is going to escalate, whether they are going to take it further, you don't know what is going to happen." |
| Phoebe Lake, from female running group These Girls Run, said members had faced issues like cat-calling, being followed or videoed, or physically grabbed. | Phoebe Lake, from female running group These Girls Run, said members had faced issues like cat-calling, being followed or videoed, or physically grabbed. |
| Nottinghamshire Police has launched a campaign called "Walk in My Shoes", which will ask women and girls where and when they feel unsafe in public, to help agencies prioritise action. | Nottinghamshire Police has launched a campaign called "Walk in My Shoes", which will ask women and girls where and when they feel unsafe in public, to help agencies prioritise action. |
| Supt Heather Maelor said: "It's a huge threat to society. One woman is killed every three days by a man - it's a massive issue." | |
| Supt Heather Maelor said every woman had public places they did not feel safe | |
| Officers are encouraging women and girls to share their experiences and opinions in an online survey. | Officers are encouraging women and girls to share their experiences and opinions in an online survey. |
| One of the scheme's main objectives is to identify particular areas - such as streets, car parks or bus stops, where unwanted attention or behaviour has been experienced. | One of the scheme's main objectives is to identify particular areas - such as streets, car parks or bus stops, where unwanted attention or behaviour has been experienced. |
| Potential action could take the shape of additional patrols, better lighting or CCTV coverage, officers said. | Potential action could take the shape of additional patrols, better lighting or CCTV coverage, officers said. |
| Ms Lake said she was backing the initiative due to the impact the issue had had on her and friends. | Ms Lake said she was backing the initiative due to the impact the issue had had on her and friends. |
| "A lot of women and girls come to our run group to feel safer because they have had really bad experiences on their own. | "A lot of women and girls come to our run group to feel safer because they have had really bad experiences on their own. |
| "It feels really good the police are treating this as a priority because it is something we have to think about every day when we go out for a run. | "It feels really good the police are treating this as a priority because it is something we have to think about every day when we go out for a run. |
| "Our safety is important and our ability to go out for a run shouldn't be skewed by men's actions," she said. | "Our safety is important and our ability to go out for a run shouldn't be skewed by men's actions," she said. |
| Ms Boughton said men had to understand their actions could deeply upsetting | Ms Boughton said men had to understand their actions could deeply upsetting |
| Fellow runner Caitlin Boughton said she chose many of her routes simply to feel safe, | Fellow runner Caitlin Boughton said she chose many of her routes simply to feel safe, |
| "It makes me feel quite angry to be honest and I don't think it is fair. | "It makes me feel quite angry to be honest and I don't think it is fair. |
| "My partner does a lot of running and it doesn't even cross his mind that I wouldn't go running in the same locations he does. | "My partner does a lot of running and it doesn't even cross his mind that I wouldn't go running in the same locations he does. |
| "I know a lot of women who stop running in winter or the evenings for safety reasons. | "I know a lot of women who stop running in winter or the evenings for safety reasons. |
| "I hope [men] can understand that what they think is so minor - which it really isn't - how something which they think is fine to do, but how experiencing it so regularly makes women feel," she said. | "I hope [men] can understand that what they think is so minor - which it really isn't - how something which they think is fine to do, but how experiencing it so regularly makes women feel," she said. |
| Supt Maelor is one of the leads for the eight-week campaign, and emphasised it was intended to help all women, not just runners. | Supt Maelor is one of the leads for the eight-week campaign, and emphasised it was intended to help all women, not just runners. |
| She said: "Every single woman will have a place they don't go or they change their behaviours because they don't feel safe there. | She said: "Every single woman will have a place they don't go or they change their behaviours because they don't feel safe there. |
| "But they aren't going to phone the police or the local authority and let them know that. | "But they aren't going to phone the police or the local authority and let them know that. |
| "So this is the opportunity for women and girls to come forward and tell us where they don't feel safe, and we will make improvement where we can." | "So this is the opportunity for women and girls to come forward and tell us where they don't feel safe, and we will make improvement where we can." |
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