[MR] Woman Attacked at Pennsic

[Mel]

My Lord Faleston,

Though I agree with your anger, not for the same reason. I myself left  
camp on my own last Pennsic with the thought in my head "I am a big  
girl, I don't need a babysitter".  I had heard the stories of years  
past when women had been attacked or even so far as raped but like  
every other rape victim or victim of attack in mind I simply thought  
"that could never happen to me".  The good Lady Catalina is correct  in  
that Pennsic has taken on the problems of a small or even a large town.  
  This can not be an excuse for the actions of some but more a wake up  
call.  To men and women alike that in our fantasy world of times long  
gone we can not let the very real dangers of this time slip our mind.

Ego stopped me from taking or asking for an escort at Pennsic XXXII.   
It wont stop me again.  Nor will I ever let a friend (male or female)  
walk off at night alone.  I feel awful for this good lady for what she  
went through and for the permanent scare this awful deed has surely  
left on her.

We as a community have not taken the events of the past as warnings.   
We must now realize that not all have the Chivalry or nobility we prize  
so dearly and protect our family and friends from it when we can.  Take  
every precaution to ensure no lady walks an SCA camp with fear in her  
heart.

With a wish for a safe and happy future,
I remain in service to all, both great and small.
Lady Caterine St. Loe
Baronial Minister of Minors
The Barony of the Sacred Stone
Kingdom of Atlantia

On Sep 1, 2004, at 6:00 PM, Chris Goodson wrote:

> This angers me greatly. Not so much that there is one twisted  
> individual
> out of so many good people, but that there was no system in place to
> assure that every lady who needed an escort in dark places got one.
>
> Perhaps next Pennsic should see the creation of a volunteer service of
> gentles to walk those in need from point to point at night. I would
> certainly volunteer. Any thoughts?
>
> William Faleston
>
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