Things women should know to stay safe: Please Take the time to read
these pointers. There may just be one or two you hadn't thought of.
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. If a robber asks for your handbag, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss
it
away from you.... he is probably more interested in your handbag
than
you and he will go for the handbag. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the boot of a car: Kick out the back
tail lights and stick your arm through the hole and start waving. 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 cheque book, or
making a list).
DON'T DO THIS! A predator could be watching you, and this is the
perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, and attack you. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a car park:
A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger
side floor, and check the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the
passenger door. Most attackers surprise 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 shop, 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 lift 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.
