I remember well the in the 70's the fear that the Yorkshire ripper caused. I was living in Leeds at the time and worked at the ABC cinema in the centre of town. It meant getting the last bus home with a 5 minute walk to my home. I carried a metal afro comb in my pocket thinking this would put up a sort of defence if attacked. Knowing what we know now, I would never have had a chance to get the damn thing out of my pocket if I had been unlucky enough to be a victim.
I hope the women in the Ipswitch area stay indoors until this sick individual(s) is or are caught.
The media are not interested in anything else than the best headline, which is sad because you never know the real struggle that some of these women have had to put up with. it can't be an easy choice to sell your body. maybe it was their only choice - who knows.
I will think about this some more. In the meantime my heart goes out to their families and friends.

There is also another side to this, which will not be a popular thought. When the person(s) who have done this are found and the press do their thing, their families will have to go through hell as well. I have a friend whose son was an accomplice to a murder and the guilt that she felt over this was unsurmounable - she was a good mum and all that, but she kind of died with hers sons victim. So I will also have sympathy with the killers family.

Pat x