An information campaign by the city of Vienna now aims to raise awareness and provide information about the dangerous knockout drops. Meanwhile, the number of victims is increasing…
It usually happens very quickly and mostly unnoticed. It happens at parties, in bars, in clubs or even at Christmas parties. Knockout drops are an invisible danger and the number of affected women is increasing, as reported by the emergency helpline for women of the city of Vienna.
On the occasion of the “16 days against violence against women”, a major campaign was presented to raise awareness and appeal to civic courage. “The dangerous thing about knockout drops is that you cannot smell or taste them. It is all the more important to take care of your own drink, for yourself and for others!” said Deputy Mayor Kathrin Gaál (SPÖ).
This year, 60 women have already contacted the city’s emergency hotline for women. However, the number of unreported cases is likely to be significantly higher.
A real-life case from the Women’s 24-Hour Emergency Hotline: The reports of women allegedly given knockout drugs sound something like this.
Mrs. T., 44 years old, meets an acquaintance for a movie night together in his apartment. Knowledge offers her tea. After the first third of the film, Mrs. T. becomes extremely sleepy. She wakes up at night on the couch in her friend’s apartment wearing only her bra. She doesn’t remember getting undressed. When she asks what happened, the acquaintance replies that she had consensual sex with him. Mrs. T. is shocked because she cannot remember and explain her condition and the alleged events.
Alleged knockout drop attack at SPD summer party
Our German neighbors were enthusiastic this summer. After the summer party of the SPD party in Berlin with 1,000 guests, several women complained of feeling unwell, dizziness and memory loss. So all the symptoms as you know from knockout drop attack victims. But the chance of an explanation is of course small: according to the researchers, it could not be determined whether knockout drops were administered. The police investigated a total of ten cases due to dangerous bodily injury. In nine out of ten cases, the term had expired in which the drops could still be medically proven. This shows that every second, every minute, every hour counts when reporting a suspicion or incident.
The 24-hour women’s emergency helpline is the point of contact for all women and girls over the age of 14 who have experienced sexual, physical and/or psychological violence or who have experienced violence in the past – regardless of how long ago the experience was violence happened. The emergency call team for women can be reached daily from midnight to midnight: 01/71719
Source: Krone
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