Because of recent abductions In daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation... This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, everyone you know. After reading these 9 crucial tips, forward them 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. 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 chequebook, 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.. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it . As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location. 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. This is especially true at NIGHT!) 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, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern! 8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP 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: 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. 10. Water scam! If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full ball so that you will go out to investigate and then attack. Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbours! Please pass this on This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America 's Most Wanted 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 to be safe than sorry.. Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or love one's life
hmm, some of those are good to think about, others, well are probably just urban myths (crying baby one, snopes says is false but they've been wrong before). Just really more of a "need to keep your safety at the front of your mind, not an after thought". As an example. Yesterday, 4:00pm, sunny day, Sams Club parking lot. My wife was putting groceries into the van when she heard a scream. She looked and saw a lady falling off of a vehicle that she was pushed onto when 2 thugs took her purse. While my wife (who, BTW was armed at the time) assisted the lady who was mugged another couple used their car to block in the muggers and demand they return the purse. Since the muggers were teenage punks, and the guy that standing at the window of their car was bigger than both combined (according to the wife) they compiled then took off. Both thugs were later arrested. I will also say this, I used to help teach a S.H.A.R.P class (Sexual Harassment, Assault, and Rape Prevention). We used to stress that people keep their heads on a swivel when loading their vehicles after shopping, as this is when a lot of people are attacked. The normal person, when loading items in to the back seat of the car will bend at the waist and have their head and upper body enter the vehicle. When the come out to get the next load, that's when the bad guy will be standing next to you. Eyes are a week point, do what you can to get your fingers or keys into the attackers eyes if you are close enough. Ladys - don't automatically assume a knee to the groin will stop a man. We've been practicing since early childhood to protect that area, and quit frankly it just doesn't work on some guys. If you are thown into a trunk of a car, knocking out the lights is not always an option, don't assume it is. Look at your vehicle. Do you have access to the taillights? In my Saturn all I could do was remove a bulb, not knock out the whole thing. Also, many of the newer vehicles have an internal trunk release, does yours? Again, my Saturn did not, but the newer models did, and it glowed in the dark. If you have no way of escape from your trunk, do you have water available to dink? Just throw a bottle of water in there and let it roll around, the outside may look nasty, but that water can save your life. Ok, I'm done rambling on, I can post more tips later, if anyone is interested, but hopefully you've all heard them before
Great tips, k, and a good reminder for personal awareness, Sea! I've always told my Mr. that if I get in a car wreck and for some reason am unable to talk, that if there's a stranger in the vehicle with me that I didn't manage to kill; to have the SOB arrested, he meant to do me harm. I've instructed the kids (in case of an abduction) to jump out of a moving vehicles... Better a broken bone than a lost child. I'd love to hear more, k! It's always better to be forewarned. I'd rather hear life-saving tips more than once than never hear them at all.
snopes is far from being an ultimate debunking source. look into the background of those who run snopes. me thinks they have an agenda. JMHO of course. . the safety tips given are all good. I am forwarding to all in my address book.
I don't really care about teaching other people, but I do know that Law Enforcement is not worth relying on. I once watched a guy get his head blown off, a lady beaten and robbed, and several others the same -not one single person arrested. Ever. In one instance of a robbing, the cops arrived in time to see the getaway car taking off. They stayed and questioned everybody without calling it in despite the fact that they were told by several eye witnesses that the car held the bad guys. That was just one town in southern Florida. There are worse places to live.