I saw a meme on Facebook

[niyad]

9. I am one of those fifty. The ex-boyfriend who tried to kill me when I was 16.

Getting mugged in Detroit when I was 21. The death threats from my work for women's rights, including the kkk death threats to the National Women's Conference attendees in 1977.

And, although this was not a direct threat, it really pissed me off. I was in CA, driving around on a day off, and came across a county park that looked interesting. There was a trail about a mile long into the woods, a pretty stream. I figured I could get some good photos. And then I stopped myself. Mine was the only car. The Hillside strangler had not yet been caught. None of my friends knew where I was., and this was long before cell phones. Common sense told me it was not a good idea., so I left. We should not HAVE to worry about such things.