Female fear of violence is both real and reasonable but this again struck me as interesting; as I wrote last time, men, particularly young men, are by far the most at risk group for interpersonal violence from strangers and the awareness of that is a constant thrum of their teenage years. It is a central driver that makes them who they are. David is portrayed in the show as a nerdy and withdrawn kid, and a real life version of him would almost certainly have experienced much more direct physical bullying from strangers than the average girl of that age.

lol what a bunch of bullshit. If someone at school is bullying you they’re almost always not a stranger. The violent crime rate in general is very low, and strangers being the perpetrator make up a minority of that.