Seems to me that two different issues are being discussed here... 1) That some of the people that use the centre in question may have lived through some dire personal situations and warrant sympathy, understanding. 2) That some people - women - have experienced a degree of harassment/perceived harassment from some of the same people. In my humble opinion 1) does not excuse 2) nor serve as mitigation for 2) as some people seem to be implying. But, unfortunately, 2) *can* have a negative effect on 1). Seems to me that if any women experience harassment from this or any other quarter, then the local police would be interested in hearing!