Disneygirl
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Some tips for all the ladies on here (a little long)
I've gotten this email a couple of times but thought I would share it with you guys
**A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what
they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts*:
1) *The first thing men look for in a potential victim is* *hairstyle.* They
are *most likely to go after a woman with* *a ponytail, bun, braid or other
hairstyle that can easily be grabbed.* They are also likely to go after* a
woman with long hair*. *Women with short hair are not common targets.*
2) The second thing *men look for* is *clothing*. They will look for *women
who's clothing is easy to remove quickly*. Many of them carry scissors
around specifically to cut clothing.
3) They also *look for* *women on their cell phone, *searching through
their purse* or *doing other activities while walking* because they are off
guard and can be easily overpowered.
4) *Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning, between 5:
00a.m. and 8:30a.m.*
5) *The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery store
parking lots*. Number two is *office parking lots/garages*. Number three is
*public restrooms*.
6) The thing about these men is that they are *looking to grab a woman and
quickly move her to another location* where they don't have to worry about
getting caught.
7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year
sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.
8) If you *put up any kind of a ! fight* at all, *they get
discouraged*because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize
that going after
you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.
9) These men said they *would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other
similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.* *Keys are
not a deterrent* because you have to get really close to the attacker to use
them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth
it.
10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: *If someone is following
behind you* on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or
stairwell, *look them in the face and ask them a question*, like what time
is it, or make general small talk: "I can't believe it is so cold out here",
"we're in for a bad winter." *Now you've seen their face and could identify
them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.**
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11) *If someone is coming toward you*, *hold! out your hands in front of you
and yell STOP or STAY BACK!* Most of the rapists this man talked to
said *they'd
leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to
fight back*. Again, they are looking for an *EASY* target.
12) If you *carry pepper spray* (this instructor was a huge advocate of it
and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yell *"I HAVE PEPPER
SPRAY**"**and holding
it out will be a deterrent.**
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13*) If someone grabs you*, you can't beat them with strength but you can by
*outsmarting them*. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, *pinch
the attacker either under the arm (between the elbow and armpit) OR in the
upper inner thigh - VERY VERY** **HARD*. One woman in a class this guy
taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date
rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle
strands - the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself ! in those places as
hard as you can stand it; it hurts.
14) *After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN*. I know from a
particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts *it is
extremely painful*. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him
want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is
that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. *Start causing
trouble, and he's out of there**.**
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15) *When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and
bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them
as possible.* The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I
ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.
16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. *Always be aware of
your surroundings*, *take someone with you if you can* and *if you see any
odd behavior,** **don't dismiss it, go with your ins! tincts!!* You may feel a
little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was
trouble.
*
PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO EVERY WOMAN YOU KNOW, IT'S SIMPLE STUFF BUT **IT
COULD SAVE HER LIFE !*
Message edited 11/16/2005 3:30:07 PM.
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twobabies
Praying
Member since 7/05 9662 total posts
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Mrs. Honeybee
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Re: Some tips for all the ladies on here (a little long)
oh man, thats scary, but thank you for sharing, i learned alot.
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