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Originally Posted by alluringava
And yet sadly I know a good friend of mine who does no screening at all, and she HAS put herself at risk. Her rationale is that "Well I've seen a thousand guys and only a few have done this or that..." it included rape and robbery. And many times, because she works 24/7, after certain hours she gets a lot of no-shows and time-wasters or really fucked up guys on drugs. I try to tell her about references but she never listens. And my fear is that the next time 'one of the few' does something, it may cost her her life.
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I am very sorry to hear that story about your friend--about yet another young lady. I have been to two funerals of ladies, and at least one died in large part bcause she saw someone she shouldn't have: he had multiple warnings posted for robbing, beating, and raping lades. But she "trusted her gut" and thought screening got in the way of making money off short notice requests. I hope this does not happen to your friend--or anyone else.
As Sophi mentioned, refreshing a lady's memory by asking her if you may use her as a reference helps--as does bringing alady a small but "distinctive" gift. Or wearing a bozo the clown nose when you first see her
