1. Video of a man in Western Australia who snatched a woman’s handbag and then slammed through a window during his attempted get away has gone viral. Police are hoping the security footage, which shows the thief running through the glass door and falling to the ground, will help lead them to the man – and the accomplice who helped him get away. The footage has aired on the UK’s BBC and the US’ CBS News.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-f_xffSQuY
2. The number of female tourists travelling India has dropped by 35 per cent in recent months. The survey results come after a spate of sexual assaults in the Asian nation. In December, a 23-year-old Indian student was fatally gang raped by a group of six men. And last month a Swiss tourist was gang raped in front of her husband. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India said overall tourist numbers had dropped to 25 per cent, with people opting to visit Malaysia or Thailand instead.
3. Prosecutors in the US state of Colorado will seek the death penalty for James Holmes, the man who allegedly killed 12 people and injured 70 when he opened fire in a movie theatre last year. Last week, lawyers for 25-year-old Holmes offered a plea bargain – that he would plead guilty in exchange for life in prison. But prosecutors rejected that plea.
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To all the people that say they won't go to India and think that it would make a change in the amount of rapes that happen, maybe you should work with logic. They are absolutely disconnected. If you won't go for fear of your own safety, I guess its a valid reason. But I think the price you're paying for your fear is a very big one. Its a beautiful country with one of the most unique cultures in the world and one of the friendliest people in the world. You will just miss out on an amazing experience. I for one think that seeing strong and independent western women around would help Indian women to be more inddpendent. The interactions are priceless. I remember the impact western tourists had on my mum and my sister. They empowered them so. Just watching someone walk around assertive and confident helps a lot.
I am sad for those who would otherwise travel to India but feel afraid to because of the horrific gang rapes recently brought to the attention of Western media. Sadly such things have happened there for a long time, however the stuff you don't hear is the overwhelming hospitality and warmth of most people over there, many of whom have comparatively very little but will go out of their way to help you. The attitude of some to women over there does need to improve, absolutely, but it is an amazing country with amazing people and I travelled alone there without any inherent fear. I'll be returning later this year, just taking unfortunately necessary precautions of being careful, but not closing myself off to wonderful things out of fear.