In
response to the ‘issues’ that arose during New Year’s eve, Henriette Reker has
issued new guidelines for women and girls:
- Keep all men at arm's length
- Do not make eye contact with men when out in public
- Do not go out in public unless accompanied by a man who is a relative
- Dress modestly at all times
- Do not expose one’s bare flesh of the arms, legs, ankles, neck, waist or other areas that may inflame the passions of men
- Do not communicate with strangers as this may inflame the passions of men
- When reporting incidents of verbal aggression, molestation and rape do not refer to men as being of ‘Arabic’ or ‘North African’ origin as this may inflame the passions of men
The
Mayor thanked Angela Merkel, the city police, the German state media and Saudi
Arabia for their help in drawing up these guidelines.