Safety for Women

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SAFETY FOR WOMEN

>

>I learned from my children's karate classes that the elbow is the

strongest

>point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

>

>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.

>

>Last night I attended a personal safety workshop, and it jolted me. It

was

>given by an amazing man, Pat Malone, who has been a body guard for famous

>figures like Farrah Fawcett and Sylvester Stallone. He works for the FBI,

>and

>teaches police officers and Navy SEALS hand-to-hand combat. This man has

>seen

>it all, and knows a lot.

>

>He focused his teachings to us on HOW TO AVOID BEING THE VICTIM OF A

>VIOLENT

>CRIME. He gave us some statistics about how much the occurrences of

random

>violence have escalated over the recent years, and it is terrible.

>

>Something like 99% of us will be exposed to, or become a victim of a

>violent

>crime. Here are some of the most important points that I got out of his

>presentation:

>

>(1.) The three reasons women are easy targets for random acts of violence

>are:

>

>(a.) Lack of Awareness You MUST know where you are & what's going on

around

>you.

>(b.) Body Language Keep your head up, swing your arms, stand straight up.

>(c.) Wrong Place, Wrong Time DON'T walk alone in an alley, or drive in a

>bad

>neighborhood at night.

>

>(2.) 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 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.

>

>(a.) A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking

>garage: 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 drivers 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. (Better

>paranoid than dead.)

>

>(3.) ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are

>horrible

>places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

>

>(a.) Do not get on an elevator if there is a weirdo already on there. (Of

>course bad men don't always look bad).

>(b.) Do not stand back in the corners of the elevator, be near the front,

>by

>the doors, ready to get off or on.

>(c.) If you get on the elevator on the 25th floor, and someone suspicious

>gets on the 22nd, get off when he gets on.

>

>(4) If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS

>RUN!

>

>(a.) Police only make 4 of 10 shots when they are in range of 3-9 feet.

>This

>is due to stress.

>(b.) 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!

>

>(5.) As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may

get

>you raped, or killed.

>

>(a.) 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.

>(b.) Pat Malone told us the story of his daughter, who came out of the

mall

>and was walking to her car when she noticed 2 older ladies in front of

her.

>Then she saw a police car come towards her with cops who said hello. She

>also

>noticed that all 8 handicap spots in the area were empty. As she neared

her

>car she saw a man a few rows over calling to her for help. He wanted her

to

>close his passenger side door. He was sitting in the driver's side, and

>said

>he was handicapped. He continued calling, until she turned and headed

back

>to the mall, and then he began cursing at her. In the meantime, she

>wondered

>why he didn't ask the 2 older ladies, or the policeman for help, and why

he

>was not parked in any of the empty handicap spots. As she got back to the

>mall, two male friends of hers were exiting, and as she told them the

>story,

>and turned to point at the car, the man was getting out of the back seat

>into

>the front, and the car sped away. DON'T GET CAUGHT IN THIS TRAP.

>

>(6.) Tips to saving your life, if you have gotten into a violent

situation:

>

>(a.) REACT IMMEDIATELY If he abducts you in a parking lot, and is taking

>you

>to an abandoned area, DON'T LET HIM GET YOU TO THAT AREA. If you are

>driving,

>react immediately in the situation, and crash your car while still going

5

>mph. If he's driving, find the right time, and stick your fingers in his

>eyes. He must watch the road, so choose an unsuspecting time, and gouge

>him.

>It is your ONLY defense.

>While he is in shock, GET OUT. (This sounds gross, but the alternative is

>your fault if you do not act.)

>(b.) RESIST Don't go along with him: run, if you are able: DON'T EVER

GIVE

>UP!

>You DO NOT want to get to a crime scene.

>

>(7.) Always keep your distance when walking past strangers on the street

or

>in dark areas.

>

>(8.) GET A CELL PHONE.

>

>(a.) There are packages for $19.95 a month that allow you to program only

>911

>into the dialing out program. (This is an alternative for parents who say

>it

>is too expensive for their kids to have a cell phone.)

>

>(9.) BREAK DOWNS: Make every effort to avoid this by ALWAYS keeping your

>car

>in good working order.

>

>(a.) If your car breaks down: LOCK YOUR DOORS.

>You better have a cell phone to call for help.

>(. If you don't have a cell phone: (shame on you) keep a blanket, warm

>clothes, a pair of boots, and a flashlight in your car always, for

>emergencies.

>(c.) If it's noon on a business day, you may want to put your hazards on

>and

>walk to safety.

>(d.) If it's 2 a.m, put on your warm clothes, and walk to a lighted area.

>You are a perfect target if you are sitting in your car broken down.

>Predators search the highways for easy targets like you.

>

>(e.) If you're on a desolate road: walk away from the car (in your warm

>clothes) and go to some bushes, or some area AWAY from your vehicles. It

>will

>be cold, and uncomfortable, but you DO NOT want to stay in your car, and

>there are no psycho bogeyman waiting in the bushes who knew you were

going

>to

>break down there and then.

>

>(10.) Physical defenses that we can use against the violent predator:

>

>(a.) The EYES are the most vulnerable part of the body. Poke him there.

>HARD. It may be your, only window of opportunity.

>(b.) The neck is also a vulnerable spot, but you MUST know where to grip,

>AND

>HAVE THE STRENGTH to cut off his breath.

>(c.) The last place is the KNEES. Everyone's knees are very vulnerable,

and

>a

>swift kick here will take anyone down.

>

>*A cautionary note about these things. If you do not do these things

right

>the first time, you are in trouble, because it will only anger the

>individual, and that anger will be TAKEN OUT ON YOU. I'm not saying don't

>attempt them (it may be your only hope), but be forceful when you do.

>

>(11.) If you are walking alone in the dark (which you shouldn't be) and

you

>find him following/chasing you:

>

>(a.) Scream " FIRE! " , and not " help. " People don't want to get involved

when

>people yell " help, " but " fire " draws attention because people are nosy.

>(b.) RUN!

>(c.) Find an obstacle, such as a parked car, and run around it, like Ring

>Around the Rosie. This may sound silly, but over the years, 5 women have

>told

>Pat Malone that this SAVED THEIR LIVES.

>(d.) Your last hope is getting under the car.

>Once you are under there, there are tons of things to hold on to, and he

>will

>not be able to get you out and will not come under for you (most likely).

>

>Usually they give up by this point. The catch here is that YOU MUST

>PRACTICE

>GETTING UNDER THE CAR. You must have a plan (he will have one); know if

you

>will be going on your back, front, from the side or back of the car. It

>must

>be practiced.

>

>(12.) Never let yourself or anyone that you know be a " closer " in any

type

>of

>business (bar, store, restaurant, gas station). If you know someone that

>has

>to close a store alone, be there with them or have a mutual friend be

>there.

>

>Pat knew le, who was a girl that just died from being shot

pointblank

>by some kids while she was closing at the local gas station. He talked

with

>her the night before she died, and asked whether it ever scared her to

>close

>alone. She said yes, but said " I'll be all right, Pat. "

>

> " I'll be all right. " She wasn't. Our world is not as safe as we pretend

>that

>it is, and living in our fantasy worlds WILL get us in trouble, sooner or

>later.

>Pat Malone said again and again that the women who die EVERY MINUTE from

>violent crimes expected to go to bed tonight, and get up tomorrow.

>

>No one expects it, but we must be prepared and aware so that we HAVE A

>PLAN.

>BE PREPARED TO ACT! AND ACT HARD! HAVE A PLAN!

>

>This makes the 3rd time I have gotten this, I have a few things I would

add

>to this lesson though.

>

>1.) If you are ever grabbed from behind by an assailant with their arms

>wrapped over your arms, the best way to get away will be the toe stomp or

>foot stomp and elbow combo.

>Stomping the toes will get the persons arms loosened, and the elbow in

the

>ribs will knock the breathe out of them.

> If you always wear hard soled shoes when you go out, try aiming for

the

>top of the foot instead of the toes, (the metatarsil bones in the top of

>the

>foot are easily broken with the right stomp)

>

>2.) It is a little known fact that womens shoulders are rounded to a

point

>that a man can't hold them if they are struggling to get away.

>If someone starts to grab you from behind and you can't get a good shot

at

>his foot. Slide down (like you are fainting) a mans wide shoulders won't

>allow his arms to close tight enough to keep you from slipping away.

>

>3.) If you do these things, when you get away, RUN but not for the

nearest

>stranger (he may have an accomplice)(and don't always trust other women

>either, some are just as twisted as men),

>RUN for the nearest CROWDED area you can find.