£100 fines for street harassment in Met Police crackdown | Lewis Goodall
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Police patrolling central London are now able to issue on-the-spot fines for street harassment, including wolf-whistling, catcalling and sexualised comments. Lewis Goodall and LBC callers react. 00:00 LBC's Helen Hoddinott tells Lewis Goodall about the Met Police's latest crackdown to protect female officers 09:13 Caller Angie tells Lewis she doesn't want anyone to approach her due to 'sexualised threats' and says there needs to be 'proactive intervention in our schools' to teach young boys. 16:10 'Saying rude words to someone isn't a crime', says caller James 22:53 Listener Sabrina says catcalling can feel like a subtle threat — like someone eyeing your watch before a mugging. 23:23 Caller Daniel and Lewis debate why people catcall in the first place 26:20 Listener Sam says many fail to understand what is and isn't appropriate to say to someone in public 27:09 'The golden rule for men should be: don't say anything to a woman on the street that you wouldn't want a man saying to you i
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