i would think you would ONLY walk down a dark alley, very late and alone if you had absolutely no other choice...with pepper spray, whistle..?.  the young woman made many choices that put her where she wound up.  at any point up to getting into the car with strangers, she could have changed course. she chose not to. is she not aware of the risks she put herself into?  i don't know  - but if not... someone dropped the ball letting this young woman hang out in a bar, where strangers were sure to be due to the fest, and get drunk and then leave with strangers.  i, too am very curious as to how it unfolds.  how do you ignore so many red flags?  i've done some really dumb things, and been pretty clueless but learned not to get into a car with a stranger(s) when i was 6...7?