"Hello, I'm looking for Angela."
If you were in a restaurant or bar and heard a drunk girl say this to you, the first reaction would be "this girl is drunk". Angela? Who's your Angela?? Did Liang Jingru give you the courage?
In fact, this is her distress signal to you!
From today on, you'll have to grow up! Yesterday, < ABC News > reported on the "Ask for Angela" campaign launched by NSW government! The aim is to combat violence and sexual invasion and protect all girls away from home.
This security campaign will officially begin on July 14!
The search for Angela security campaign is to use "Angela" as a common distress code. In a restaurant or social setting, any woman who feels a threat to her safety can say "I'm looking for Angela" to the staff.
Editor here please rest assured, do not worry about the staff do not know what you are talking about. This is the "little code" of almost every bar and has been professionally trained by AHA (Australian Hotel Association) and the NSW Police Department, and most of Sydney's restaurant and bar staff have been professionally trained.
Combating cybercrime or violence, sexual invasion
"online appointments are becoming more and more popular," said minister Troy Grant, a NSW police officer. "A lot of people will place their first meeting in bars or restaurants. You'll never know if the people behind the screen are good or bad, and the girls need to be smart enough to protect themselves. "
Women tend to be the more vulnerable, if drugged, drunk, and violent, the consequences can be unthinkable. Sydney's CBD bar, the restaurant's "Ask for Angela" has been trained.
Police have also trained every bar and restaurant in an accident-prone area where security is imperfect. Wagga Wagga,Albury,Orange,Byron Bay's Operation Angela has passed the test.
Crime rates in Lincoln County, England, have plummeted because of "Angela"
The archetype of the event was a British bar that dragged away sexual invasion's tragedies after girls had been drunk at the bar. Since then, the bar has posted posters of "Ask for Angela", telling every girl that they can get help when it's not convenient or dangerous.
The little sister Bartender Jusinta, is very supportive of the "Ask for Angela" activity. She worked as a bartender for seven years and saw how difficult it was for many girls to ask for help, but there was nothing she could do.
Now, if you say "I / 39 asking for Angela," you will have a staff member or security guard to take care of you. For unarmed girls, "Angela" is a life-saving straw and a weapon to protect themselves.
When you meet an uncomfortable chat-up at the bar, please immediately say "find Angela" to the nearby staff.
Walking down the street feels like you're being followed. Ask someone to say "find Angela" to help you make sure you're safe.
Girls must remember the code "Ask for Angela". Do not take it as a joke, quickly remind your friends around, do not care about boys and girls, must remember this code that can save life in key time!