Safety Tips For Women

[BrianK]

I have good daughters in law that like to pass along info they think their aging mother in law could use.

Because of recent abductions in daylight hours,refresh yourself
of these things to do in an emergency situation...


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 (checking makeup,or making a list, etc.

DON'T DO THAT!)

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.

Additional information.
If someone is in the car with a gun
to your head.

DO NOT DRIVE OFF,
repeat:
DO NOT DRIVE OFF!

Instead gun the engine and speed into anything,
wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is in the back seat they will get
the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes
bail out and run.It is better than having them
find your body in a remote location.


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. This is especially true at NIGHT!)

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,

Preferably !in a zig -zag pattern!





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.


The Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America 's Most Wanted
when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana .

[BloodThirstyWench]

I took a self defense course this winter, because my ex was stalking me…and it’s a good thing I did too. He attacked me a couple of months ago. My kids left the door unlocked when they left for school thinking it was okay, because I would be leaving for work. I called off sick that day and was sleeping in. He snuck in and pinned me between the blankets…straddling me with his knees on my arms. I didn’t even have use of my legs because of the blankets. Before he tried to suffocate me with a pillow, he assaulted me and tried to rape me. I’ve never witnessed such hate. I knew I was going to die, because I had NO way to fight him off. At first I struggled, but it was futile. All I could do was pray that God wouldn’t let me die right now, because my kids would be the ones to find me. After what seemed like an eternity, he lifted the pillow, so I screamed like I never have in my entire life. It worked. I live on a busy road and anyone would have heard me. It startled him enough that I was able to wrestle him off me. I jumped up and ran for the phone…we struggled over the phone for a bit, but I kept screaming. He ran out the door. For once, my mouth saved my life. I truly believe that. It’s something I learned in the self defense class and a reaction that I would not have taken otherwise.

[sfga6970]

Another good defense tactic is to keep your key ring in your hand an keep the key ring in your palm with a key sticking out between each finger. Punch toward the face and the keys will make the attacker move away. Might take an eye out, but it will protect you.

[BloodThirstyWench]

Or use the palm of your hand and shove it up their nose. Go for the eyes, they're soft and easy to injure.