This British woman says her drink was spiked at a club. Dozens of others have reported having been pricked with needles on the dance floor.
Now hundreds of women in the U.K. are boycotting clubs ...
Now hundreds of women in the U.K. are boycotting clubs ...
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00:00Relax. You're fine. I've got you. I've got you.
00:30I deteriorated within five minutes. My eyes were rolling back. My friend put me in the
00:44recovery position. People around me were saying I was drunk, but I know that it's a different
00:48feeling.
00:49Over the past couple of weeks in the UK, we've seen a rise in suicides. We've seen a rise
01:00in spiking across the country, and growing reports of spiking through injection, which
01:05is a really scary development to spiking in the UK.
01:17We hate the people that do spiking. We hate the people that enable spiking, and we're
01:24here to protest against it.
01:29It was an economic boycott. It's to create a financial incentive for these venues to
01:34start taking the claims a bit more seriously, and start taking accountability for the safety
01:39of their customers.
01:41In terms of going to clubs now, I think it can be really scary. It's really terrifying.
01:46It's also just really frustrating. We want to just go out and have an enjoyable night,
01:50and instead this has taken over as one of the key issues, and something you have to
01:54think about all night.
01:59What seems to be an overriding theme in all of these stories is the victims of spiking
02:08aren't taken seriously. They're not taken seriously by clubs, which is why we want to
02:13see some action here. They're very often kicked out for being too drunk, and kind of left
02:20on the streets essentially, which just opens up a whole new level of risk once you have
02:26been spiked. They're not being taken seriously by the police. There are very minimal prosecutions
02:33for spiking here in the UK.
02:40How many more women and girls will be hunted or excluded before the Prime Minister himself
02:48finally takes a stand?
02:51Mr Speaker, the reports of spiking are extremely disturbing, and as the Honourable Lady knows,
02:56it's already a criminal offence, and I know that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary
03:02has asked the police to update her on exactly what details they have of what is happening.
03:16We want clubs to take more accountability, because they have a duty of care for everyone
03:19attending their events. Drink covers, testing kits, mental health wardens on site to help
03:24girls that have been spiked, because I think that people forget that it's actually a really
03:28traumatic experience, and it has a lot of negative impacts, not just on your physical
03:33health, but also your mental wellbeing.