[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byxn_vpsoR4] - 2025-09-09 04:13:56 - public:weinreich

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That is the idea behind Ask for Angela, a UK campaign to help people leave unsafe dates discreetly. If someone feels uncomfortable, they can ask the bartender: “Is Angela here?” Staff are meant to be trained to know this is a signal for help. They can step in, call a taxi, or arrange a safe exit. The design is elegant: - A simple, memorable code - Low cost - Easy to spread But when reporters tested it, about half of venues failed to respond properly. Staff hadn’t been trained, or forgot what to do. This happens often with programmes. Even the simplest ideas can fail without a system to support them.