This was sent to me and I felt you needed to read it as well and be informed!
This is kind of long but scary and very good info.
>Friend Bill: These are things we are told in any news cast... read and
>remember.. not just you but all that can read. >Remember if YOU know this the rapist will most likely know so be on guard! >** Tip** Just because it hasn't happened to you or one you know... IT >CAN!!! > > > > > > >Through a Rapist's Eyes (No Joke) >This is important information for females of ALL ages. > >When this was sent to me, I was told to forward it to my lady friends, but >I forwarded it to most everyone in my address book. My men friends have >female friends and this information is too important to miss someone. >Please >pass it along. > > 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
>whose 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 5:00 >a.m. and 8:30 a.m. > > >5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery store >parking lots. Number two: Are office parking lots/garages. Number three: >Are public rest-rooms. > > >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. > > >11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of y 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. > > >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. > > >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 instincts!!! > > >You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the >guy really was trouble. > >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 in 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. > > a. 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 a re 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 zigzag >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 h er 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 >should 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,