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THINGS ALL WOMEN SHOULD KNOW
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, making a list, etc.) DON'T DO THIS!
The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him
to get into the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to
go. It doesn't matter if your doors are locked or not. If he breaks the window,
your reaction are not fast enough to respond. 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. Check under the car as well.
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 vehicle, you may want
to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a security 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.)
a. Do not get on an elevator if there is a weirdo already there. Keep in mind,
however, bad men don't always appear bad.
b. Do not stand in the back 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 the Boogie Man 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. Women 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, an expert in the field of personal safety, tells a story of his
daughter, who came out of a mall and was walking to her car when she noticed two
older ladies in front of her. Then she saw a police car come towards her with
two cops, who said hello. She also noticed that all eight handicapped 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 into the mall. He then began cursing at her. In the
meantime, she wondered why he didn't ask the two older ladies, or the policemen
for help. She also wondered why he hadn't parked in the handicapped spots. AS
she got back to the mall, two male friends of hers were exiting, and she told
them the story. As she turned to point out 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've 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 may sound 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!
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 scenario by ALWAYS keeping your
car in good working order.
a. If your car breaks down: you better have a cell phone to call for help, and
lock your doors. If you don't have a cell phone: shame on you.
b. 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 hArizonaards on and walk
to safety.
d. If it's 2:00 a.m.: put on your warm clothes, and walk to a lighted area. You
are a perfect target if you are sitting in your broken down car. 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 vehicle. It will be cold, and
uncomfortable, but you DO NOT want to stay in your car, and there are no psycho
bogeymen waiting in the bushes who knew you were going to break down there and
then.
10. Physical defenses that you can use against the violent predator:
a. Go for the eyes. The eyes are the most vulnerable part of the body. Poke him
there, and you have (possibly) 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 there will take anyone down. -- A cautionary note about these things
is that if you don't do these things right the first time, you are in trouble,
because it will only anger the attacker, 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 told Pat Malone
that this SAVED THEIR LIVES.
d. Your last hope is getting under the car. Once you are under there, there are
many 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).
*Pat Malone knew a woman named Danielle who was a girl who just died from being
shot point blank by some punk kids while she was closing 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 world WILL get us in trouble, sooner or later. Pat Malone
has said again and again that the women who die EVERY MINUTE from violent crimes
expected to go to bed that night and get up the next day. No one expects it, but
we must be prepared and aware so that we HAVE A PLAN.
This by no means should apply only to women, anyone can be a victim and should always be aware of their surroundings.