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These are really good tips -- but feel free to disagree or argue about any you think will not work, or situations in which another action is better -- it won't hurt my feelings and thinking about such things is best done NOW, not when the attack is on.

Stay alert. Stay safe.
Safety tips for women's defense

We wish you all to read it and never have the need to use any of them.
However, we also wish you to recall them if all of a sudden your life starts resembling one of these situations:

1.Robbery
If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse,
Do not hand it to him - instead TOSS IT AWAY FROM YOURSELF!
Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet/purse than in you, and he will go for the wallet/purse.

RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

2. Kidnapping
If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, KICK OUT THE TAIL LIGHTS from inside the trunk. You can do it in most cars.

Then STICK YOUR ARM OUT THE HOLE AND START WAVING like crazy.

The driver won't see you, but everybody else will.
This tip has saved lives.

3. Kidnapping
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. -- Wrong!!!)

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 RIGHT AWAY!

4. Kidnapping
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.

WRECK THE CAR, YOUR AIRBAG 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.
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5. Be Alert, Watch Out for these signs
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

- 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.

- 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. Be Alert
Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot, especially at night.

ALWAYS TAKE THE ELEVATOR INSTEAD OF THE STAIRS!

7. Attack, Kidnapping
If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN!

The predator's shot will likely miss you (a running target) 96 out of 100 times; And even if hit, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ.

RUN, RUN, RUN!

Preferably in a zig -zag pattern! (Serpentine! -- Herb)

8. Attack, Fight
The elbow is the strongest point on your body.

IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIT WITH YOUR ELBOW -- DO IT!

9. Be Alert, Watch out for these signs
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.

As another illustration, here is the safety point mentioned on America's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana:

A woman 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.

BE KIND AND COMPASSIONATE BUT STAY ALERT AND SAFE AT ALL TIMES!


This list of new safety tips came from Mr. Edward Lewis, private investigator, whose investigative agency and work was featured earlier on this blog.

Mr. Lewis can be contacted at:
email: helpmenow@edwardlewispi.com - or Phone: at 253-761-2574
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HerbM wrote:If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, KICK OUT THE TAIL LIGHTS from inside the trunk. You can do it in most cars.
Cars haven't been made that way for at least a dozen years. Most now have inside trunk releases, though.

I might suggest that if someone picks you up to put you somewhere, unless you have already allowed yourself to be duct-taped, you have plenty of opportunities to punch, kick, and bite sensitive areas.The picker-up literally has his hands full.

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seamusTX wrote:
HerbM wrote:If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, KICK OUT THE TAIL LIGHTS from inside the trunk. You can do it in most cars.
Cars haven't been made that way for at least a dozen years. Most now have inside trunk releases, though.

I might suggest that if someone picks you up to put you somewhere, unless you have already allowed yourself to be duct-taped, you have plenty of opportunities to punch, kick, and bite sensitive areas.The picker-up literally has his hands full.
- Jim
Good to know this might no longer be possible.

Maybe the bad guy will use an old car too, but I checked my 1998 BMW and it wouldn't work there, but you can get to the lights.

When I first read this, I though the purpose of kicking out the lights would be to try to get a copy to pull him over for no signal -- that's still possible with my car.

Also, it occurred to me that some of the fuses are in the trunk, if you can find them you might be able to disable all sorts of stuff -- lights whatever...

The main point I now have taken from this item is to look for things you CAN do -- keep looking, keep fighting.
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HerbM wrote:Also, it occurred to me that some of the fuses are in the trunk, if you can find them you might be able to disable all sorts of stuff -- lights whatever...
This is why I've been looking for a better way to mount the shotgun in the trunk; my wife doesn't pay much attention to mechanical details, but I bet she could disable something with #4 buckshot.

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HerbM wrote:4. Kidnapping
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.
A good reason to drive a car with excellent handling, acceleration and brakes; I used to demonstrate to people that refused to wear seatbelts that I didn't need to wreck the car to hurt them. Try that in a landbarge.
8. Attack, Fight
The elbow is the strongest point on your body.

IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIT WITH YOUR ELBOW -- DO IT!
It's a great way to gain enough distance for the first shot from retention position before stepping back to take a proper stance.

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During a kidnapping incident, the time when things are most "up for grabs" is at
the beginning of the incident. Resist the bad guy's attempt to tighten his control
over you.

The bad guy is trying to get you under his control. Fight, fight, fight from
the beginning. Do the most un-ladylike things you can think of to stop him from
getting you further under his control.

Having the 2 of you in the same vehicle is bad. Driving to a more desolate area
is worse. Being handcuffed or duct-taped is worse.

Scream bloody blue murder!! Use your keys to poke his eyes. Throw your keys into the
bushes if he's intending to use your car to kidnap you. Kick him in the groin. If you are going
to scratch his eyes out with your fingers a frontal attack may be seen by him and thwarted.
Instead, reach your hands upward from under his chin. He won't see this attack as easily and
you can scratch at his eyes.

Do these things even if he has a weapon. If he shoots you in a shopping center parking lot with
people around he will probably flee without you, and you have a chance to get 911 help
to attend to your wounds.

A sad example of the above is the nice college girl from Minnesota who attended the Univ
of North Dakota @ Grand Forks. She left her job at the mall, was kidnapped by a convicted
rapist who had a knife, and her dead body was found months later. She got into his car since
she was at knifepoint, but that allowed her to be more fully controlled, and eventually murdered.

Believe this - If he will shoot you in a crowded place, he will shoot and KILL you in a more
private place.

If you have a gun be mentally prepared to shoot the bad guy multiple times with it.
Keep shooting until the threat is OVER. If you have to empty your revolver or magazine,
do it.
One shot will probably not do it. There are many reports of bad guys who are shot
multiple times by LEO's or armed citizens and are still able to shoot back.
DO NOT flinch from killing someone who has evil actions.
DO NOT believe that merely showing him the gun will make him back off. Bad guys
are crazy and need to be SHOT with a gun, not just SHOWN a gun.

Let's be careful out there ladies.
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surprise_i'm_armed wrote:During a kidnapping incident, the time when things are most "up for grabs" is at
the beginning of the incident. Resist the bad guy's attempt to tighten his control
over you.

The bad guy is trying to get you under his control. Fight, fight, fight from
the beginning. Do the most un-ladylike things you can think of to stop him from
getting you further under his control.

Having the 2 of you in the same vehicle is bad. Driving to a more desolate area
is worse. Being handcuffed or duct-taped is worse.

Scream bloody blue murder!! Use your keys to poke his eyes. Throw your keys into the
bushes if he's intending to use your car to kidnap you. Kick him in the groin. If you are going
to scratch his eyes out with your fingers a frontal attack may be seen by him and thwarted.
Instead, reach your hands upward from under his chin. He won't see this attack as easily and
you can scratch at his eyes.

Do these things even if he has a weapon. If he shoots you in a shopping center parking lot with
people around he will probably flee without you, and you have a chance to get 911 help
to attend to your wounds.

A sad example of the above is the nice college girl from Minnesota who attended the Univ
of North Dakota @ Grand Forks. She left her job at the mall, was kidnapped by a convicted
rapist who had a knife, and her dead body was found months later. She got into his car since
she was at knifepoint, but that allowed her to be more fully controlled, and eventually murdered.

Believe this - If he will shoot you in a crowded place, he will shoot and KILL you in a more
private place.

If you have a gun be mentally prepared to shoot the bad guy multiple times with it.
Keep shooting until the threat is OVER. If you have to empty your revolver or magazine,
do it.
One shot will probably not do it. There are many reports of bad guys who are shot
multiple times by LEO's or armed citizens and are still able to shoot back.
DO NOT flinch from killing someone who has evil actions.
DO NOT believe that merely showing him the gun will make him back off. Bad guys
are crazy and need to be SHOT with a gun, not just SHOWN a gun.

Let's be careful out there ladies.

This couldn't be more true. That whole stay quiet and no one gets hurt routine will only get you killed in a private place later. I have told my wife and daughter to make as much noise as possible if they are in a position such as this. Of course I have also impressed upon them, and continue to do so, that they must keep their eyes open and their guards up so they don't get into a position like this.
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