Safe Patch 3,000™

The safe patch 3,000 is a patch that you put on your phone case, bag, watch or basically anything you always have on you. It was created by a group of teenagers and is meant to prevent sexual assault or harassment. It is simple, just a stick on button that you press and it immediately sends a call to a group of professionals who then will guide you to safety. Even though it was designed to prevent rape, it now has proved to help people who are in other unsafe situations like health issues or robbery.

Interview with Ashley Williams

Ashley Williams (18) is one of the main creators of this. When we asked why she made this and how she did, this was her answer. “I remember it was November of 2027. I was walking home from school with my friend. It was dark out because we had stayed late. We were only 14 at the time. We had known about the crazy rates of rape in our town but never thought anything would happen to us. There had been a white pickup truck that was driving behind us. We hadn't thought anything of it until it turned onto our road, which was a dead end. My friend immediately hit my arm and pointed out that we shouldn't go home. We walked to the gas station and waited there for hours, until the truck went away. That was kind of a wake up call. We had gone to protests before but nothing worked ,you see, the government was not doing enough about the issue. At that moment we realized we had to do something more, and instead of waiting for the people in power to change, but to do it ourselves.”

How it was made

The design of the patch is pretty simple, it was made with holographic science and the button immediately is programmed to call the organization (group of trained people to help you get out of unsafe situations). This type of technology was created by a  16 year old named Sam. They said that they had been trying to make something like this for a while and when Ashley contacted them they immediately said yes. After working endlessly they finally were able to create the inventions by 2028 but now came the issue of distribution.

Distribution

In 2030, magazine Actual People™ found out about it. They then published an article about it causing it to gain fame. As the organization grew, the safe patch started to be given out for free in libraries, schools, gas stations and many more public places. Now it is owned by 83.5% of humans and has lowered sexual assault rates by 93.8%.