StrawberryFields Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Women's safety..... We can now add to the list of victims the retired 77 yr. old TCU professor from Ft Worth whose body was found last week in Oklahoma--and the 11 yr.old in Sarasota, FL. Because of these recent abductions in daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation...This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, everyone you know. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in. 1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! 2.Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you....chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION! 3.If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives. 4.Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE. 5.A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage: A.)Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. B.)If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars. C.)Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.) 6.ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot). 7.If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN! 8.As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP. It may get you raped, or killed.... Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim. 9...Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police told her "Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door." The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over.. The policeman said, "We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door." He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
begood2 Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 SF, I like the tips that you have posted. I would like to add two more to your list however: 1. some basic self-defense training. 2. Carry a loud personal alarm and/or some pepper spray. It really is a shame that there are such sick individuals roaming around and looking for an easy victim to prey upon. ps. even a macho-man can be a victim so everyone should be observant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amillia Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 I hope there isn't any preditors reading these hints. Thanks for posting them ~ it is good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheProudDuck Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 7.If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!Remember to serpentine.(if I may be forgiven a totally flippant "The In-Laws" reference.)Actually, 4 in 100 times seems to be a little better odds than I'd think, especially if the attacker's gun is already pointed. It's pretty easy to hit even a moving target at ten yards or less, and it will take a person (especially one wearing impractical shoes) a couple of seconds to get that far from a standing start. Also, if you're running directly away from the attacker, you might as well be standing still; the hardship of hitting a moving target arises mostly when the target is moving across one's field of fire, not straight downrange. On the other hand, I still think it's good advice; a woman's odds if she's forced into a car with an attacker are about zero, and the odds that an attacker will not fire (drawing attention to himself) are pretty good. So I guess my thinking would be to run really fast for the first few steps, and then start juking and dodging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest curvette Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Originally posted by TheProudDuck@Apr 21 2005, 11:54 AM Remember to serpentine.(if I may be forgiven a totally flippant "The In-Laws" reference.) I LOOOOOVED that movie! The newer version was okay, but Alan Arkin and whatzizname (Columbo) were awesome together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindy Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 One thing I will always remember from a movie is to SING Solarplex Instep Nose Groin with a little knee capping, eye gouging, throat jabbing and ear slapping thrown in if there is time and energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setheus Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 actually if you want to increase your odds push or strike at the attacker and then run. This will give you valuable seconds. Try it. Have someone shove you and then run. See how long it takes you to regain your composure enough to re-attack. You don't have to knock them down or hurt them. Just do something to throw them off. Put a kink in their plan. Even if all you can do is spit in their face. Also, when walking to your car try walking past it a ways and then double back towards it. If anyone has been following you they are now in front of you wich will destroy their element of suprise. Have anymore possible situations just ask and I'll tell you what approach my training would suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryFields Posted April 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 I hate being chased. At our home we do a lot of playing around usually it's me doing the chasing trying to hug or kiss my kids. Sometimes they just turn on me and I run from them and being chased is a fear of mine. I have been so scared before that I can't even scream (not from my kids chasing me though). How can I get over this fear? I wonder if I am ever in real danger if I will remember to push, run, then serpentine. I also like the double back to your car routine. I think that if I ever felt really threatened in a parking lot I would look for another person and just walk up to them and start taking to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Originally posted by TheProudDuck@Apr 21 2005, 10:54 AM 7.If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!Remember to serpentine.(if I may be forgiven a totally flippant "The In-Laws" reference.) <span style=\'color:red\'>Serpentine, Shell, serpentine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Originally posted by Strawberry Fields@Apr 20 2005, 07:56 PM 1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! As it so happens, and I hate to brag, but I can bench 375 with my elbow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jackvance88 Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 typical feminist left wing liberal scaremongering. all designed to make out that this country is a wicked crime ridden place compared to gay pari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryFields Posted April 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by jackvance88@Apr 25 2005, 01:22 PM typical feminist left wing liberal scaremongering. all designed to make out that this country is a wicked crime ridden place compared to gay pari. I don't know about "gay pari" but this country is a wicked crime ridden place. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setheus Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by Strawberry Fields+Apr 25 2005, 01:11 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Strawberry Fields @ Apr 25 2005, 01:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--jackvance88@Apr 25 2005, 01:22 PM typical feminist left wing liberal scaremongering. all designed to make out that this country is a wicked crime ridden place compared to gay pari. I don't know about "gay pari" but this country is a wicked crime ridden place. B) you mean Police serve an actual purpose?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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