Social media applaud woman for slapping Romeo

Social media websites are full of praise for a Saudi woman who slapped an aspiring Romeo at a shopping mall in Hafr Al-Batin in the Eastern Province in a show of courage while stalked by the young man.
The incident took place when the woman was shopping with her two daughters at the mall. According to an Arabic daily newspaper, a young man followed her around trying to give her a piece of paper with his mobile number. When the young man came close to her to put the piece of paper in her handbag, the woman slapped him.
Social media websites have applauded her prompt action to combat sexual harassment in the Kingdom.
A comment on Facebook read, “May the man learn a lesson or two so he thinks twice before harassing women.”
Facebook user Abdullah posted, “This is a lesson for young celibates to leave women alone and not use the shopping mall to bother them. Such strong action is needed to curb this phenomenon.”
Sayyed Al-Rifai, a blogger, said, “God bless you and your hand for taking such brave action against such a man.”
Saudi women and juveniles face high levels of harassment. According to official statistics, the number of reported harassment cases against women and juveniles in the Kingdom has reached 2,797 in a single year.
An estimated1,669 cases involved Saudi nationals, and 1,128 harassment cases were reported involving non-Saudis of various nationalities.