Personal space violation
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| Sun, 02-08-2009 - 7:12pm |
It appears a male being within several feet of a female at a college is now a police matter.
Will a male alive within a mile of female become our next breaking story?
UCONN Police Reporting a Suspicious Occurrence and Safety Alert:
On 2/7/09 at approximately 6:35 PM a suspicious incident occurred at Hilltop Apartments, in the parking lot between the Beard and French buildings. A male approached a female from the opposite direction and came up within several feet of her personal space. The female turned around and left the area. The male walked away in the opposite direction. The male did not say anything or make physical contact with the female. The intention of the male is unknown. Description as follows: a white male 6’ 0” with shoulder length brown hair wearing a red or brown cloth jacket and jeans. Male described as older than college age. The male had a round face and large build.
If you have any information or witnessed the incident please call UConn Police at 486-4800. As always, you are encouraged to travel in groups at night and in well lit areas. Please notify police of any suspicious activity to police immediately.

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I don't think it was necessarily a case of trying to prosecute someone for violating personal space, but more that there were a couple of rapes last fall, and the young woman was probably reporting what she felt was suspicious activity.
It was a safety alert.
~It appears a male being within several feet of a female at a college is now a police matter.~
Having had sons on campus, I understand your concern.
I don't get what your problem is with this.
Yep, always follow the gut reaction!
It shows you how far we've come. When I was a young co-ed in 1982, there were 3 rapes on or near campus that were kept all hush, hush until the women themselves began protesting that other women were being endangered by the very secrecy surrounding these assaults. The end result was an escort service being set up on campus, by the sororities,
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