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ASK FOR ANGELA

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With the increasing popularity of online dating, Lincolnshire County Council launched the 'Ask for Angela' scheme. The scheme has now been rolled out in many other areas in Britain. It is a scheme designed to protect people if they feel threatened on a date in a bar or pub. Under the 'Ask for Angela' scheme, women (and men) if they feel threatened on a date can approach a member of staff in a bar and pub and ask for Angela. That is the codeword for the member of staff to take action to help ensure their safety by, for example, calling a taxi, providing a safe place and even contacting the police. Though I've had many dates and even a few bad dates, I've never had a date in which I felt threatened. And I sincerely hope my date never felt threatened by me. I always ensured my first date was held in a public place like a bar, pub or restaurant. However, I never went out of my way to tell a friend about the details of a date (eg location of date, time due back home,...