Commuters wait to get on a train at a station Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Tokyo. A police-developed smartphone app with anti-sex crime alarms has won massive subscriptions as Japanese women try to arm themselves against gropers on packed rush-hour trains.
TOKYO — The “Digi Police” app was originally issued by Tokyo police three years ago, but a function to scare off molesters was only added a few months ago. Since then, the app has reportedly been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times — unusual for a government-developed mobile application. Women in crowded trains and other public places in Japan often face sexual harassment, but are typically too afraid to call out for help.
With the app, victims can press a “repel groper” icon to produce a message saying “There is a groper here. Please help.” With another press, the message turns red and a voice repeatedly says, “Please stop!”
I’ve personally witnessed this on trains there.
They need it in Germany.
Donald Trump just canceled his trip to Japan. 🖕
OMG, give these women cattle prods or tasers. menaretrash women mensuck
I love women like many men but come on control yourselves. Must be all that cartoon hentai the Japanese watch. Supposed to be a modern country on top of technology yet women have to download apps to not get groped.
Maybe these men should be required to walk with their hands in their pockets!
Maybe these Japanese sluts need to stop wearing short suggestive skirts and wear long baggy unflattering pants so these gropers won't find them appealing
When is it available in the USA?
Unbelievable that women have to live in a world where we'rw expected to accommodate vile behaviour instead of men just learning to respect us.
this is gonna be a hot take here but maybe men could,,,, stop groping I don't have problems keeping my hands to myself. Maybe they should have problems keeping their hands period 🙄
Does it spray pepper?
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