Woman harassed and got stolen from by a man –Is #MeToo actually making a difference?

With the surge of debates around the #MeToo movement, people are either supporting the women or saying that some of them are just publicity stunts. The bigger question is – are we doing anything about the ones that are genuine? The recent case with Alavia Khawaja surely gives the answer – NO.

Twitter saw an uproar when one of its users, Alavia Khawaja, posted a thread describing how she was harassed and saw no support from the police or Airbnb. According to the tweet, she had put one of the rooms in her apartment on rent and when she came back, her guest was cleaning the apartment, had picked her bedroom lock, thrown all the pictures of her male friends and stolen from her! Here’s what she said:

So, I Airbnb out a room in my apartment. I had a guest checking in; Everything was normal— I come home to this man cleaning up my apartment. He picked the lock on my bedroom, threw away every photo I had of male friends, and went thru my closet..

— Alavia Khawaja (@EmpressAloeVera) October 27, 2018

Speechless yet? Well, you’re in for more psychotic surprises. After she filed a complaint and the police didn’t show support, she showed them the text that he sent through Airbnb, but due to his “clean record”, no one did anything. Airbnb was also being unresponsive and didn’t take any actions.

She replied back to him to get the confession, in which he said he was coming over because he “needed” to see her! Creeped out much? Here’s what happened next:

I parked my car across the complex where I could keep an eye on my door. He was still texting me. “ I better not have any guys there” “bathroom better be clean” “I need condoms”

— Alavia Khawaja (@EmpressAloeVera) October 27, 2018

As soon as he showed up, I called the police. They arrested him for trespassing and caught him with THREE pistols on him. They assured me that he would be in jail for a while........but was released 24 hours later

— Alavia Khawaja (@EmpressAloeVera) October 27, 2018

Not only was he dangerous, but he also tried calling her from jail 4 times! Alavia complained to Airbnb again and it took them 2 weeks to delete his profile. They really do have top notch service facilities, don’t they?

Here’s what people had to say:
1. If only they’re that vigilant.

You have a police report for someone trespassing. Hopefully they see the seriousness in your situation and put you in a into another property or a different unit at the very least. Wish for your safety and peace

— Chill la Chill (@LongLiveTheSet) October 28, 2018

2. Blame her, sure. How about people just stop being creeps whether it’s a woman or a man?

No matter what precautions she took. What she did was dumb. Dudes a dirt bag but as a young woman you have to know that allowing a strange man to come sleep in your home in this world just isn’t a good idea.

— BaldyBandino (@BaldyBandino) October 28, 2018

3. I think it’s one of the biggest fears for women as a community.

That’s terrible. One of my worst fears is being stalked and harassed. Be careful, document everything, tell a loved one of your whereabouts.....and DONT entertain him. Stay safe!

— Kloé (@MVSSYMAYHEM) October 28, 2018

4. Wow. So this isn’t his first victim.

Deff contact the media! I was so close to letting him book here smh I can’t find my thread w/ him in the app but when I clicked his page through the old emails it rerouted me back to the app and his account still pulls up so you should get his face out there as much as possible

— ?Creole K? (@KhaleaSoKray) October 28, 2018

5. He does look creepy, tbh.

He LOOKS strange; it’s in the eyes. Nothings there ?

— ELove???? (@ELove_abundance) October 28, 2018

6. It’s very hard to put yourself in the shoes of someone who is going through something this horrific.

What’s odd is what she had to experience. When we experience fear like that, we don’t make decisions that make sense to everyone else because....get this.....being attacked and stalked isn’t.....something that makes sense

— Lolo (@lolowiththefro) October 29, 2018

7. She should definitely consider suing Airbnb.

Oh my gosh, I am so sorry. You are so strong!

Have you considered suing Airbnb? I suggest contacting a lawyer immediately.

Even with a TRO, this guy is a threat. I am just so sorry the police are so wildly incompetent.

Anything we in the twitterverse can do to help you?

— Janelle Mack (@schoolsoutlaw) October 28, 2018

8. They could’ve done a lot of things but guess what happened?

If you have a gun that is not registered to you it is considered "illegal possession of a firearm" each offense is punishable to 25yrs if used in the commission of a crime. Considering he was on his way to your apartment, they could have detained on suspicion of committ. A crime

— Jenn (@Hollenbeck1975) October 28, 2018

Honestly, it’s high time that women should be able to walk without looking over their shoulders all the damn time! Calling it unfair would be an understatement. I hope the authorities start taking these cases seriously or do they need an actual crime to happen to start taking precautions?