Bridget's Story

There are a lot of things that piss me of on an average day...bad weather, slow drivers, being bugged, no tea and so on...but I think the ultimate pisser for me, or any woman for that matter, would have to be when a helpless girl is attacked by men who are trying to prove some shit to the world by acting 'manly'.

A couple of days ago, my friend Bridget was driving home alone at night, and it was around 10 pm. That's still considered safe for Malaysian standards. So as she was driving, some swine rams her car from the back, causing her to lose control and hit the divider. The impact of that caused her car to die, and she couldn't start it to get the hell out of there.

And this is where this bunch of assholes who call themselves Mat Rempits came on bikes and smashed her car screen with a baton, and then smashed her head with it. She collapsed and passed out, and these losers continued to slash her face and arm with a knife. And finally, they took her credit cards, money and handphone and went off.

She lay there unconscious for almost an hour, until slowly she came around and saw tow trucks and an ambulance. She got herself to the hospital, only to be told that she was the 4th case of similar attacks from the same area...but, the others before her had their ears and stomachs slashed! Perhaps she was too tall for these midgets to reach, but whatever the reason could be, its a good think that they did no more damage to her.

I went to see her yesterday, she got discharged from the hospital. Her face received 10 stitches and she fractured her leg. The physical pain is nothing compared to the mental trauma she's going through, she's waking up from freaky nightmares every time she falls asleep, and she's afraid of driving alone again.

So these are men, those who are supposed to be stronger and better than women? They show this strength by attacking single, helpless women in the nights, using batons and knives? And they do this in groups? Wow..if this is what it means to be a man, I'd gladly be born a woman in every lifetime.

How much lower can a human get? Even animals know when and who to attack. I have never seen my grown male cat ever attack a kitten or a female cat, and I bet no one has heard of animals doing something this barbaric. So we are supposed to be the highest animal form, the one who has the ability to differentiate right from wrong, good from bad, and the ability to think rationally. And this is how its done?

And while all this is going on, I wonder where are the cops? Where are the people who are supposed to be protecting these girls? Many can say, well, when you know these things are going on, then girls shouldn't be going out! But, is that the right thing for us to do? Just stop living because some assholes don't know how to act civilised? How much sadder can we get?

My mom is worried about me driving alone anywhere, even daytime, so is my fiance and my whole family. I am worried too, because I think I could have easily been in Bridget's place, and that is something really scary. We read about this happening to others, but when it hits so close to home, it becomes very personal and it opens your eyes.

So I guess until Ash comes back I'm gonna be spending a lot of time at home. I dont want to be one of the statistics, plus the fear of having my face slashed is enough to keep me at home even if I do want to go out. It is sad that in this day and time, with all the rights women have fought for and have got, and with all the stuff we know about taking care of ourselves, we are still not safe.