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You apparently tell your teenage daughters that asking for help is a sign of weakness and to deal with it on their own.
That your help is a form of “cocooning”

I just wonder how many parents of girls who have been molested, harassed, raped or worse would have welcomed
their daughters confiding in them that some man who they were alone with made them feel “uncomfortable”, and asking for their help We read so many cases of predators and abusers who take advantage of girls and women who are unwilling to speak out and seek outside help, and it almost always starts with the girl (or woman) having a bad vibe

I guess we have to disagree.

I would never leave my teenage (or adult) daughter to deal on her own with an adult male authority figure after she confided her discomfort and asked for help

You apparently tell your teenage daughters that asking for help is a sign of weakness and to deal with it on their own. That your help is a form of “cocooning”

Didn't say that. Read my other comments on this thread, like #50.

Dealing with "creepy" people is a part of life. Girls need to learn how. Parents can help, guiding them on best techniques for dealing with guys. Eventually, though, one needs to stand up for one's self.

While we're having a thread about teen girls being protected from guys who just give them a "creepy" feeling (but have done no overt action to justify it), 18 year old guys are in combat and expected to deal with people trying hard to kill them.