Japanese women now have a form of protection when they are harassed in public transportation, as reported from ABC News.
The “Anti-Groping Appli” by games developer Takahashi shows threatening messages on the mobile phone screen to scare away perverts without attracting much attention.
Perhaps you are thinking, “why would anyone not want to attract attention when they are being sexually harassed?” As according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, 1853 people were arrested for groping passengers on trains in Tokyo alone back in 2005 and the numbers just keep climbing. We all know that not all people report to the police regarding a sensitive matter such as this due to embarrassment and uncertainty.
The said application is free for download in Takahashi’s Website… Though I had little luck in finding out which Takahashi he is from the vast amount of websites on the Internet.
Frankly I hope this never happens to me, or I might actually beat the guy up myself…
