Please take the time to read this. I know you are smart enough
to know these pointers but there will be some, where you will
go "hmm I must remember that". Especially #9, I never would have guessed sickos would stoop this low.


After reading this, forward it to someone you care about. 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 to 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!
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 Fwd: Crying Baby 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. Please pass this on! and DO NOT open the door for a
crying baby. This e-mail should probably! be taken seriously
because the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America's
Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled the serial
killer in Louisiana.

I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may
save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle.
I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love
your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to
pass it onto them, as well.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded
that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it's better safe
than sorry.
posted by:
Jezebel
Seattle
  • Re: Safety tips that you may not know

    Fri, January 23, 2004 - 9:28 AM
    I'll try to stay (mostly) off my self-defense soap box on this one, but I did one to mention one VERY important counterpoint in response to:

    "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!"

    First of all, you must always first consider where you are. If you are in a deserted area or someplace where you cannot get to help easily, it doesn't matter how much you run if this person wants to rape/kill/shoot you.

    Second of all, "it most likely will not be a vital organ." Nah, they'll just shoot you in the knee so that you won't struggle as they catch up to you and rape/kill you.

    ------
    If you are interested in learning some REAL hands-on self-defense that is proven to work and change your life, please visit www.impact.org and find a chapter near you.

    These self defense programs also include a class on weapons and how to deal with an intruder who has a gun/knife/baseball bat/etc. (Although, you'll have to take their Basics course, etc., before you can take the more advanced courses)

    Hearing how to defend yourself and physically doing it are two very different things.

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