A person who was sexually harassed at a Uptown subway train turned the tables on her perpetrator by filming him and sharing the images online, sparking anger and calls for action across social media.
According to the New York Post, Juliet Scott, a research consultant and influence, recorded the boy’s rude gestures at the 125th Street 3 train depot in late February and posted the video to TikTok. The film, which shows the person thrusting his shoulders and making explicit gestures with his lips and fingers, quickly went viral.
“You’re disgusting … you’re nasty”! Scott is heard saying in the movie, as the person taunted her from across the platform, actually mimicking kissing movements and thrusting once while saying,” Like this, to … look, look”. Scott after wrote on the movie,” He followed me around for a moment before this, and kept showing me his elements”. The abuse happened in full view of babies and police officials at the place, she added.
As reported by the New York Post, the picture was afterwards reshared by the account Simply in New York and gained almost 200, 000 sights across TikTok and Instagram. People response was sharp and damning.
Over 900 people took part in an Instagram surveys asking if they recognised the man, with 14 %, about 128 people, claiming they had seen him before.
Other people flooded Scott’s article with shocking stories, saying they had experienced comparable run-ins with the same person. ” This is the norm”, one person commented. ” THIS is what we deal with on the DAILY”, another wrote. A different person posted,” I hate this town often. Tired of these types of people”.
Despite the disaster of aid, some online customers criticised Scott’s determination to fight the man, suggesting she may have ignored and walked away. However, Scott stood by her actions and urged the public to report him if spotted. ” Another day in Harlem”, she told the Post, visibly frustrated.
Scott, who is originally from Sierra Leone, said she was compelled to speak up not just for herself but for others who face such harassment daily in New York’s transit system.
