<p>Ive also seen men behave as if not only that they are safe, but actually tempting mishaps- taunting someone bigger and angrier than they are, certainly driving more recklessly, and putting themselves into situations that they think they can handle, just becuase in the past "nothing has happened" even though the situation in itself is risky.</p>
<p>The neighborhood by my daughters highschool attracts those who come from 10, 20 miles away to pick fights, to buy drugs/weapons.
Then according to Barrons, they move on to the frat row by the UW to do the same thing. ( to harrass the students anyway)</p>
<p>Over the past couple years students from her high school walking to the public bus stop or home have been targeted. Assaulted, robbed or even just hassled.Boys have had a tougher time of it, I don't know if they are targeted more often than girls, if they are more likely to be walking home by themselves instead of with 5 friends, or if they try and fight rather than run or get help.</p>
<p>So I would agree that everyone needs to be aware and not oblivious of their surroundings, not just women.</p>