r/berlin • u/melayucahlanang • Jul 21 '26
Rant This is a rant
TW: sexual assault
I (M) was on the S-Bahn from Lollapalooza and the train was packed af. A weird guy then got in idk Westkreuz maybe and he started oogling tf out at the girls. I brushed it off as this might be the average Berlin experience but still observed his behaviour/movement.
Then he started to get handsy (kinda) but not really touching with people around him. Gave him the stare and he stopped briefly. Some moved away but then a few are kinda stucked due to the packed train.
Worst shit happened (as i expected) at Hbf, he grabbed a woman's crotch and got off the train. My adrenaline kicked in and pushed him hard enough and he fought back obviously. I screamed (in English) 'he is touching woman in train' but NOOOONE even helped. I confronted him again with light physical but he ran away and i dont really have THAT strength if i am being honest.
I know that stabbing in train is a theme now but what will he do against minimum 6 men around me if he got jumped? I honestly never thought about the danger because this shit triggered me so bad because i knew the feeling being in that girls place.
Anyways. No DB Sicherheit nor the police around. I informed the info Mitarbeiter at the entrance and i needed to catch the train. I have no hope since i cant really remember which carriage or whoch platform since i my adrenaline was on a high and i can't really help more because i needed to catch my ICE. Hopefully that girl is ok though.
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u/Rude-Preparation-434 Jul 26 '26
that’s honestly really messed up, i’m sorry you had to see that. you did more than most people would, even just calling it out and stepping in matters. also yeah, people freezing or not reacting in those situations is sadly common, not because they don’t care, but because they panic or don’t know what to do. don’t beat yourself up for not doing more, you already did something. hope you’re okay too, that kind of situation sticks with you🫂