RantCrush Top 5: January 11, 2017

A couple of restaurants have started hanging this poster in the women’s restroom, urging people who don’t feel safe on a date or who may have found themselves in a potentially risky situation to order an “Angel” shot or ask for “Angela.”

every restaurant needs to have this in the women’s restroom pic.twitter.com/vvsE6NLWqK

— stephanie duran (@ItsSteephh) January 9, 2017

“Angel” and “Angela” act as codewords for the bartender–who would then assist the individual in whatever way is most fitting for the situation. They could walk her out, order an Uber, or even call the police. This effort to stop date rape and abuse was started in London, created by the Lincolnshire Rape Crisis, and has now spread to the U.S.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.