People don't care, both me and later my friend were assaulted in broad day light in crowded surroundings (as school age girls). I did the "right thing" by hiding in a shop, but he just waited outside and did it again. In that situation shouting the "right thing" would have been impossible, I was just too struck by fear and shock and didn't want to "make a scene" thinking he would eventually stop.
Why should women have to spend our lives "on guard" or "doing the right thing" and then questioning if we could have prevented something or are we seen as reckless for doing something a man wouldn't give a second thought too. At school we had to go to and from in a group, we know to keep on guard if we sense someone is following us, to make sure no one goes home unaccounted for etc etc etc.
The past year, women's rights have taken a back seat and feminism is even used as a slur and you are a bigot if you question biological men being allowed into women's shelters, toilets and prisons, but a man who transitions has never grew up living like this. The discussion here, and in the media is highlighting more needs to be done to safeguard women.
I wonder if the sad little man who took this ladies life also exploited lockdown, telling her that "okay you have broken the rules, it's dark, so let's get you home" after flashing his badge. I spoke about this earlier with someone and we agreed, if you were flashed a police badge then you just stop and comply. What a sad b that man is, at first I thought maybe the other police gave him that head injury out of anger of soiling the trust the public has in the police.