What Does a Girl Have to Do to Get Groped in This Town?

I saw this interesting story in today's Metro Newspaper:

MTA telling women: Turn in that pervert
New campaign aims to cut down sexual harassment on subway
by amy zimmer / metro new york

Too many New York women experience harassment on the subway, whether it’s someone rubbing against them, seeing someone expose himself or just hearing uninvited comments. The MTA is finally taking action.

It plans to roll out a campaign next month calling sexual harassment a crime, saying, “a crowded train is no excuse for an improper touch. Don’t stand for it or feel ashamed, or be afraid to speak up. Report it to an MTA employee or police officer.”

An anti-harassment campaign in Boston resulted in an increase of reported incidents, and some here worried ads might encourage the troublesome behavior.

But a report released last year by Borough President Scott Stringer — which revealed 63 percent of women had been sexually harassed on the subway and 10 percent were sexually assaulted — recommended a campaign.

“Harassment is the unspoken everyday terror that thousands of people experience,” said Oraia Reed of RightRides for Women’s Safety, a free weekend, late night taxi service for women.

Emily May, co-founder of holla-backnyc.com, which encourages New Yorkers to post images and stories of their street harassers, called the campaign “the most effective way to tackle harassment” on the subway because it creates “an environment where women feel safe to speak out.”

Will cops be receptive? A woman who shared her subway story with Metro last year was told by police to “get a gun.”

“We need to make sure that the police are sensitized to this issue,” said Web site founder May.

*Hmmmph* I am decidedly NOT in that 63%.
Sadly.