Thursday, May 24, 2007

"Such a macho country"

Forgetting the political correctness for a while - is this the reason why certain illegal immigrants are behind a huge amount of sexual assaults and attempted abductions in the US?

Story:
The 37-year-old woman said she's been a taxi victim twice. Fifteen years ago, she was a passenger when a taxi driver pulled into a dark industrial district and tried to grope her before she escaped.

Now, as one of a handful of female taxi drivers in Mexico City, she recently pulled over for a man. He gruffly waved her on, telling her no female would drive him. "It made me laugh," she said. "Mexico is such a macho country."

Her stories help explain why some Mexico City lawmakers are proposing a new all-woman taxi service. Their belief: Women are safer with drivers and passengers of the same sex.

The capital's government estimated at least 400 women last year were assaulted in taxis. But that number is unreliable because many women don't report assaults, let alone offensive ogling or flagrant flirtation.

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