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The safe shorts are available as running pants or hotpants. "Starting off, we only produced a small series, but it was sold out really quickly", tells us the entrepreneur from Oberhausen. The demand – 80% of it in Germany/from Germany (the article says, mostly German women buy it) – is high.
The shorts feature a padded crotch (to reduce groping), a locked-down waist draw-string, cut- and tear-resistant fabric, and a 130 dB alarm.
https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/02/german-women-in-fear-new-anti-rape-pants-sell-out-very-quickly/
[Update: Mea culpa! A comment to the original story provided evidence that the source of this story is less than entirely reputable. The above link cites, as its source, Bild. My German is rusty, but it appeared that the Voice Of Europe story is a nearly-literal translation of the story appearing in Bild... So, all is good, right? Umm, nope. Though Bild is extremely popular, Wikipedia notes: "It is the best-selling non-Asian newspaper and has the eighth-largest circulation worldwide." (No wonder I recognized the title of the publication!) Reading further, however, reveals: "...Bild has been described as 'notorious for its mix of gossip, inflammatory language, and sensationalism' and as having a huge influence on German politicians. Its nearest English-language stylistic and journalistic equivalent is often considered to be the British national newspaper The Sun, the second highest selling European tabloid newspaper, with which it shares a degree of rivalry."
Ugh. I apologize for letting a story such as this make it to the front page. There's too much discussion on this story to remove it at this point, so I would just ask that those posting comments please try to avoid inflammatory, bigoted, and/or racist remarks and, instead, focus on the shorts' construction and functionality. --martyb]
[ I still say you should have blamed it on Russian hackers. --TMB ]
(Score: 5, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday February 06 2018, @12:09PM (3 children)
I prefer an anti-rape-45. They're proven effective.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Informative) by c0lo on Tuesday February 06 2018, @01:00PM
Heavy.
You may want to try these as well...
Rape axe [nytimes.com] your own vagina dentata for only 50-60 cents [oddee.com]
FemDefense [google.com] - a tampon that penetrates the penetrator.
Hairy Stockings [cnn.com] - keeps away the discerning perverts.
SHE (Society Harnessing Equipment) [bbc.com] - the lingerie equipped with GPS, GSM, pressure sensors, and a device that is capable of delivering 3,800 kV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday February 06 2018, @04:21PM
I'm pretty sure no one ever has or ever would attempt to rape you, short of you ending up in some prison cell somewhere with Bubba the Love Sponge.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by insanumingenium on Tuesday February 06 2018, @06:04PM
Problem is depending on where you live carrying that could earn you some shiny bracelets to wear, absolutely free of charge, and government housing with an ironically higher incidence of rape. Even if you live in a more civilized area, often there is quite a bit of bureaucracy involved. Secondary issue, none of the women who I have known who were afraid of being out alone after dark would accept the 45, nor even the 38, refusing even the taser/baton/pepper/whoopee cushion/Indian burn/rubber chicken etc...