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I thought this was important enough to share with my MUT buddies:
This is important information for females of ALL ages.
Guys - please forward to the female members of your family and all
your female friends and associates.
When this was sent to me, I was told to forward it to my lady
friends. 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 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.
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.
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.
PLEASE READ THEN FORWARD THIS TO EVERY
WOMAN YOU KNOW, IT'S SIMPLE STUFF BUT IT COULD SAVE HER LIFE !
This is important information for females of ALL ages.
Guys - please forward to the female members of your family and all
your female friends and associates.
When this was sent to me, I was told to forward it to my lady
friends. 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 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.
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.
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.
PLEASE READ THEN FORWARD THIS TO EVERY
WOMAN YOU KNOW, IT'S SIMPLE STUFF BUT IT COULD SAVE HER LIFE !
