Stop matching lone female Ukraine refugees with single men, UK told

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  1. I always thought this system was almost perfect for potential abusers. Surprised its taken until now for it to be called out

  2. From The Times and Sunday Times:

    April 5: [Explicit photos sent to refugee women looking for shelter](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/explicit-photos-sent-to-refugee-women-looking-for-shelter-nr9hzm28l)

    ([*mirror*](https://archive.ph/uQl2J))

    April 8: [Female refugees seeking new homes after sexual advances by British hosts](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/female-refugees-seeking-new-homes-after-sexual-advances-by-british-hosts-zsh78cvxm)

    ([*mirror*](https://archive.ph/g1JmA))

    April 09 2022: [Single British men offer beds to female refugees](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/single-british-men-offer-beds-to-female-refugees-d369hl6r7)

    ([*mirror*](https://archive.ph/xP83g))

  3. Eh, and will matching lone mothers with young children be any protection? Perhaps just don’t allow single men in one bed flats, bedsits, or houseshares to apply.

  4. Or perhaps, rather than demonising a hole group of people based on gender (and from some of the comments here, perceived social class) vet every application properly?

  5. It’s crazy that this just.. didn’t seem like a thought until now?

    It seemed completely obvious that this would happen. How completely careless and short-sighted do you have to be to not have vetted for this?

  6. Fckin called it.

    This does not surprise me In the slightest especially given the number of people who send unsolicited pics or won’t take no as an answer.

    It’s sad that we have this happening but honestly I’m not surprised

  7. This is exactly what I said would happen. All sorts of weirdos and wronguns will have come out of the woodwork when this was put in place. Like a fucking beacon for abusers.

  8. Are you telling me there’s mandem out there thinking they’re gonna get an easy shag from someone whose house and families have just been blown up?

    Fucking hell man.

  9. It’s horrific but factual that any time women are put in a vulnerable position, there are men out there who will eagerly take advantage.

    This isn’t saying all single men are like this, or even most. But *far too many* are so it’s not a risk that should be taken.

  10. It sucks that there are some really shorty people taking advantage of the situation, but given that all Ukrainian men under 60 can’t leave I imagine this pretty much rules out single men hosting anyone?

  11. Blech… Had to stop reading as my gag reflex started kicking in hard.

    How the fuck are these women and children being subjected to this on top of being chased out of their home country by actual raping bastards?

    Every single one of these “offers” should just be forwarded to the police to invetigate.

    Even placing these women and kids with “families” could lead to exploitation and worse. The women thinking they are getting a safe shelter while the “family” they get placed with just see them as freeloaders that should “pitch in”

    Is there any vetting in place or monitoring or is it just gonna be an honour system that will result in horror stories a year or two from now?

  12. For those complaining it’s sexist let’s remember that British women were told by the government not to trust being alone with a male MET police officer and to ‘flag down a bus’ to fix the situation so clearly there are enough dangerous when alone men out there that we can’t even weed them out of the police force

  13. Sadly, there is a huge trend in pornography showing desperate women being tricked or pursuaded into sexual situations to alleviate their economic or other problems.

    This is why “Ukranian” was such a massive trending search term on porn sites at the start of the war, and these are the darker social consequences of that trend right here. Disgusting.

  14. Wait, are there no safety checks on the people offering to house refugees? I would assume there would have to be the same level of safeguard checks done for them as they do for the likes of teachers or care workers etc. And on top of that there needs to be other suitability checks done. Like home inspections before hand and an interview because there are bound to be well meaning people with mental illness living in filth. There will be incels with revolting attitudes to women, rapists, men with a history of violence, drug users etc.

  15. Honestly it’s amazing that those in charge don’t think of this, it was my first thought, and I saw plenty of charities screaming at them to regulate it more. Where there are vulnerable women, there will always be horny men trying to exploit them. It already happens illegally in the UK where men expect sex in exchange of housing.

    Actually, it also happens to British (and european) backpackers who go to Australia on a working holiday visa, where you have to do three months of rural farm work to get a second visa. The system is completely unregulated, and I did interact with a man who’d set up a rural farm for the sole purpose of luring young female backpackers. I have heard of other stories of farmers signing off the visa slip in exchange of sexual services, and a few other horror stories.

  16. As soon as I saw this I jokingly said ‘they can send you a hot one’ to a single friend. I didn’t realise it was actually going to be something they would inadvertantly do.

  17. Surely the primary concern should be that there’s space and that the person is suitable (i.e. no criminal record).

    Why not just allow the refugees the ability to decide the arrangements they’re comfortable with.

  18. Literally commented this on a post in the last month saying that this system was wide open for abuse – I had multiple people tell me that I was talking rubbish, all precautions were being taken and that Ukrainian refugees were not vulnerable and did not need extra support.

    I hope those people are looking at this and taking note. These aren’t people looking for a b+b for a couple of weeks, they’re vulnerable adults and children.

  19. So they are talking of refugees who you know nothing about in your home with your wife and kids with Zero safeguarding?

  20. All the Nonces and rapist among refugees and the “host” families must be rubbing their hands at the prospect. Would you leave your wife or children alone in your house with a stranger??

  21. This is the logical end point of pornography depicting women being coerced into sex; desperate men think they’re entitled to our bodies.

  22. This isn’t an opportunity to air inadequacies or poorly researched understanding of the persuasiveness of male sexual abuse/assault

  23. Here come the Boris fans with “They should be grateful for being given a home by our British rapists”

  24. Sees title, prepares to get a bit annoyed at the levels of judgment.

    Reads article, sees repeeated examples of desperate lecherous fucks debasing themselves.

    Jesus Christ boys, have some fucking class, stop letting the side down you filthy perverts.

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