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Men are more likely to go missing -- with a fatal outcome -- during a night out in the UK in December than at any other time of year, a new study led by an expert from London's Kingston University has revealed.
Preliminary findings released in the run-up to the festive period show that, of 97 cases recorded between January 2010 and August 2015 more than half the fatal disappearances occurred during winter, with a fifth in December alone. Five men were described as having been on a Christmas party and a further five as going missing on New Year's Eve or in the early hours of 1 January. The perils of waterways were a significant factor in the demise of 86 missing men found dead after last being seen socialising.
The release of the data has led to renewed calls for males to look after friends and colleagues when out celebrating during the Christmas party season -- with a particular focus on taking care when walking home near rivers, canals and docks.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Unixnut on Sunday December 27 2015, @02:08PM
Women are always encouraged to go out in pairs, or larger groups, in order to reduce the likelyhool of assaults/rapes. They also tend to look out for each other, which includes getting home (e.g. sharing a cab, or staying over).
Men are not encouraged to go out in groups, and I can imagine men are more likely to go home by themselves while drunk (I've done it myself, not that I wanted to, had no choice). This increases the likelyhood of errors/mistakes resulting in injury or death. Especially in winter when it gets dark early (in the UK, it starts getting dark between 3-4pm, not including the perpertually cloudy skies which make everything darker).
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 27 2015, @08:25PM
It's the womens fault. They are suposed to take the men home and make sure thier safe.