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She claimed they made disrespectful comments towards her. If they're sexually motivated, that would be very uncomfortable.
ermm the police investigated the complaint, not the builders.
well, she should never visit Italy, then.........
I reported someone once who made sexual comments about me. It was very upsetting. It happened a few times, same lad.
It didn't used to worry me, but in those days I think chaps were a bit more restrained.

I used to walk up to the shop with my 3-yr-old daughter and pass a barrage of whistles from a house in the process of construction. One day there was silence and then a large young man shuffled forward and said 'It is Miss......, isn't it?' An ex-pupil. There was respectful silence afterwards and thereafter a chorus of 'Good Morning'.... I rather missed the whistles!
I rather miss the sexual harassment I got between 14 and 44. I also get a bit disappointed now when young people and young women give up their seat for me and the men sit there looking straight ahead!
Like a lot of these sort of things, it all depends on interpretation, mood and the way it is presented to one....and one answer/investigation conclusions will never fit all...
Personally, I think there's nothing wrong with an odd wolf whistle .... but when sexual comments are made, I think you've crossed a fine line ......
^ Absolutely. If this girl had to take the same route everyday & sexual comments were made, you end up feeling targeted & 'watched' for.
I doubt women who makes lewd comments about men are ever reported and having worked in half and half, mostly male and mostly female environments, I know which was the worst!
The girl has the right to about without being harassed in that manner. She was right to complain.
Women will complain about anything these day, it's jus.t a bit a good natured banter. Obviously someone has decided the whilstling is not enough attention and they want more by complaining.
She has every right to complain. It is a form of harassment.
Handyguy have you read the link ?

This was an almost daily ordeal for her that went on for a month ?

Hardly good natured banter, more serious harassment.
Always going to be a fine line this one. Some women (and men) will find it actually rewarding knowing they are attractive and admired, others wont.

Perhaps some of these complainers should spare a thought for those that were off buying a pack of fags when good looks were handed out though.
She was harassed she complained and the police did nothing much. So hardly the start of a crack down by the mythical PC brigade
This was discussed on a late night radio phone in, and it was suggested that it was a female superiority thing, and that it was dependant on who did the whistling, ie would she had complained if say someone such as George Clooney had done the whistling?
It wasn't just whistling though, was it?

It escalated into lewd remarks being made and then physical intimidation. Good for her for making a stand.
Getting whistled at here and there, regardless of who it's from, isn't a problem, imo.

Being whistled at by the same people, daily, for a period of months, would start to make most women feel extremely uncomfortable. Especially if they also invaded her personal space.
I can understand her feeling uncomfortable about passing these men every day, but I think calling the police was a bit OTT.
Dare I say it, there might [will] come a time when she thinks "no one's looking at me any more".

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