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I agree with you Allison! I know that now would be the time that I should support the police, but I honestly don't have much faith in them at all. Oh the irony, just a few days after the latest victim was found they were campaigning on the steps of the Capitol with a slogan that said something like, "Crime is down, we need a raise." The reporter covering it sort of laughed and said, "I don't think many people would agree with that." I think that the manager of one of the apartments near LSU said it best when she said, "We are under terrorist attack. Baton Rouge is being attacked and we need to do all we can to protect ourselves." I saw in the Quad how LSU has cut down many bushes to prevent attackers from hiding out. Honestly, I don't think the police will solve these murders, I think it will be a tip from an ordinary person or someone in the victims families that does their own detective work. Also, why in Louisiana does it take FOREVER for DNA results to be in. In Samantha Runnion, the little girl from California, it didn't take them half as long to positively ID her killer. Okay, more tips........ this is really long.......
>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.
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>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 to
>cut clothing. (like overalls)
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>They also look for women on their cell phones, searching through their
>purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard
>and can be easily overpowered. I also heard they look for women who aren't paying attention at stop lights, I guess they aren't aware of their surroundings.
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>The time of day men are most likely to attack and rape a woman is in the
>early morning, between 5 and 8:30 a.m.
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>The number one place women are abducted from/attacked at is grocery store
>parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages. Number three is
>public restrooms.
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>The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and
>quickly move her to a second location where they don't have to worry about
>getting caught.
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>Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence
>but rape with a weapon is a 15-20 year sentence.
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>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.
>
>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.
>
>Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is following behind
>you on a street or in a garage or with you in a 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.
>
>If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in fron tof 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.
>
>If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate and carries
>it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it
>out will be a deterrent.
>
>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 thight - 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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
And last, but not least, I think now is the time for the women of BR and everywhere to be rude. That's right, rude, if a man asks you for directions or to use your phone, run--don't walk away. If he is close enough to you to grab you, be careful because when you spin around to get away, he may grab your hair and pull you back. You may feel silly, but at least you'll be alive. Another thing men use is to say they've lost their baby and women sometimes fall for this.
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>PLEASE READ THEN FORWARD THIS TO ANY WOMAN YOU KNOW, IT'S SIMPLE STUFF THAT
>COULD SAVE HER LIFE
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