I just received this from a friend, I have no idea who wrote it, but it's too good not to share. It goes right along with Kim Wood's post on open houses. There are so many creeps out there, and we all take risks in this business with strangers. Also good to pass on to the kids:
10 CRUCIAL SAFETY TIPS:
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 stranger asks for your wallet or purse, DON'T HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you.
Chances are he's more interested in that than you. RUN AWAY!
3. If you are ever thrown in the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick out your
arm and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everyone else will. This has
saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get in their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc, and just
sit there, (digging in their purse, filling out the checkbook, 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. GET INTO YOUR CAR, START IT
AND LEAVE!
5. If someone happens to get in your 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 your car.
Your air bag will save you. If the person is in the backseat, they will get the worst of it.
As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It's better than having them find your body in
a remote location.
6. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or parking garage.
A) Be aware, look around you, look in your car at the passenger side floor and backseat.
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 in their cars.
C) Look at the car parked on the drivers 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 in the mall,
or work, and get a guard/policeman to wak you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE
SAFE THAN SORRY! AND BETTER PARANOID THAN DEAD!
7. ALWAYS take the elevator than the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone
especially at night).
8. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator
will only hit a running target (you) 4 in 100 times. And even then it will most likely NOT be
a vital organ. RUN, preferably in a zig zag pattern.
9. Don't try to be sympathetic. STOP! It may get you raped or killed. Don't forget Ted
Bundy, the serial killer who always played his sympathies on women.
10. America's Most Wanted featured this story: Someone heard a crying baby on their front
porch late at night and thought it was weird so they called the police. The police said DO
NOT OPEN THE DOOR. He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's voice on
tape and is using it to lure women who are alone at night out of their homes.
Some good tips to use wherever you are.
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