This is why street harassment is important to end

[Warpy]

Mother of 3 Killed in Detroit after Rejecting a Man’s Advances

Mary “Unique” Spears had reportedly just left a relative’s funeral and arrived at the Joe Louis Post rental hall on Detroit’s east side to continue celebrating his life with other family members. That was when Spears was stopped and harassed by a 38-year-old male, whom family members had never seen before.

According to the family member, the man continued to bother the 27-year-old mother of three until she was preparing to leave the establishment, when the man reportedly grabbed and hit the woman. Spears’ fiance intervened and a fight ensued, during which the suspect pulled out a gun and started shooting.

“He shot her one time,” the relative told WJBK. “And she tried to run. And he shot her two more times in her head.”

The man then shot into the crowd, injuring Spears’ fiance and four other members of the grief-stricken family.

http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/10/mother_of_three_killed_in_detroit_after_rejecting_a_man_s_advances.html

Also http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/26719319/mass-shooting-kills-mother-of-three-wounds-five-others

THIS is why it's serious. This is why women hate it. These clowns are out there and we know it and since they don't wear labels, it could be anyone of you who has ever hooted at a woman on the street.

[seabeyond]

1. it is a compliment. if she had just said thank you, he would have left her alone, lighten up.

thank you warpy, for the OP

[TDale313]

2. So horrible!

And you're right- this is why it needs to be taken seriously. Street harassment is about making women who dare to be in public spaces feel unsafe.