First and foremost, I suggest if you're back-channeling conversations that involve issues of public safety, that it's not helpful. Speak up?

i hear you, but it's often not that easy. Especially if the unsafe person has a lot of clout.

When one stays silent @adrienneleigh the next will get the beating. I'm refusing to be silent because I don't want anyone else to be unsafe.

And that's a good idea! It's always good to speak out when you have the ability to do so. Whisper networks are NEVER an

...OPTIMAL solution to a problem; they're just often the only AVAILABLE solution for victims with no power or social capital.