Have you ever taken a sip from a glass and thought to yourself "did someone put something in my cup?"
I can honestly say that I have not. That's my male privilege: I don't have to worry that some stranger might wind up sexually assaulting me.
But sadly, for countless women around the world that isn't the case. Have a look as this woman shares a PSA after almost getting drugged at a bar.
She says that she and her friend decided to go out to a bar that both girls had never been to before. Shortly after arriving, they surveyed their surroundings and decided to grab some drinks.
"And this guy came up to me and asked if I wanted a drink," she said.
She politely refused the offer, explaining that her friend was indeed ahead of the line and was already buying drinks for both of them.
Not long after they'd sat down, Aili noticed the man she'd just spoken to inside sit down at the table next to them along with two of his friends.
The two girls then decided to head back inside and hit the dance floor. Aili makes a point of saying how excited she was and how much she was looking forward to this moment:
"And we were having the time of our lives until those men showed up on the dancefloor."
Only these men wouldn't take no for an answer.
They kept on persisting and insisting that Aili and her friend dance with them.
"And the two guys from earlier come up to us and shove beers in our hands."
Without thinking, Aili's friend immediately began gulping her drink.
Instead, Aili gave the drink back, instructing the man who had given it to her to take a sip.
Aili immediately pulled the cup away from her friend and told her that it was time to go home.
As the two girls were leaving the bar, Aili's friend all of a sudden lost control of her motor functions and began slurring her speech.
It got to the point where she had to physically push him off of her, and Aili says that were it not for the fact that she's so physically strong — he might have overpowered her.
But before she could turn to alert her friend and the driver, they disappeared into the night. Once her adrenaline began to calm down, Aili started to realize the gravity of the situation.
Aili says that if you know someone who needs to see this, please share it far and wide.
Unfortunately, women are often placed in these situations, so it's incredibly important that we look out for each other in such a scary world!
