Women Disguised As Vending Machines To Prevent Crime
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Aya Tsukioka. a Japanese designer, has demonstrated a new clothing line that she thinks could help keep women safer on Japan’s street.
It works like this:
Deftly, Ms. Tsukioka, a 29-year-old experimental fashion designer, lifted a flap on her skirt to reveal a large sheet of cloth printed in bright red with a soft drink logo partly visible. By holding the sheet open and stepping to the side of the road, she showed how a woman walking alone could elude pursuers — by disguising herself as a vending machine.
Japan’s crime rates are actually declining but there seems to be a widespread fear of street crime. So instead of the pepper spray, why not fool potential criminals by looking like a coke machine?