Freaked out

Dionysus · #1 12-03-2002, 12:28 AM

Ummm hootie what are you freaked out about?

The1calledTKE · #2 12-03-2002, 12:29 AM

About the thread not working? lol

The1calledTKE · #3 12-03-2002, 12:34 AM

Be ready with mace and aim a kick or punch at his nuts. Plus look around before you get out of your car.

Hootie · #4 12-03-2002, 12:37 AM

But if someone really had a gun held at me is it really a good idea to try to resist?

AchtungBaby80 · #5 12-03-2002, 12:39 AM

I've always heard you're supposed to resist, because if someone's going to kill you, they will usually take you to a more secluded area than, say, a parking lot. If you run, it's even less likely that the attacker will actually hit you, because it's harder to hit a moving target.

Dionysus · #6 12-03-2002, 12:40 AM

Well just make sure he doesn't take you to the second scene.

librasoul22 · #7 12-03-2002, 12:45 AM

Resist? No. Give up whatever you have. Just be extra cautious when you are getting out of your car. DO NOT CARRY MACE OR PEPPER SPRAY!!! IT CAN BE USED AGAINST YOU!!! Try not to carry much cash in your wallet. Carry personal ID's in innermost pockets and minimal cash in wallets/purses. That way if they steal your purse they can't steal your ID's credit cards. Also, in a robbery the person is usually in a hurry and will not make you empty ALL of your pockets. Try putting stuff in your socks too, if you wear them.

I don't even carry a purse because robbery was a very common occurance where I grew up. Kinda sucks...

stagebear · #8 12-03-2002, 12:47 AM

do everything in your power to resist getting forced into a car. for the most part, once you're in the car, you're pretty much dead. sad but statistically true.

Hootie · #9 12-03-2002, 12:48 AM

According to the news the guys that are doing it aren't taking women or raping them...although one woman was "gropped". I just didn't know if anyone had ever been assulted or mugged before and could give good information. Thanks for what people have said so far. I just don't want to be a victim

Dionysus · #10 12-03-2002, 12:49 AM

If he chokes ya, pinch that flabby spot in his arm, it hurts like h*ll! That's like the only thing I remember from self-defence class. Yeah it would be a good idea to take one.

librasoul22 · #11 12-03-2002, 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by Hootie
According to the news the guys that are doing it aren't taking women or raping them...although one woman was "gropped". I just didn't know if anyone had ever been assulted or mugged before and could give good information. Thanks for what people have said so far. I just don't want to be a victim

She probably just got "groped" during a struggle.

Just be extra careful and try to take the precautions. I have never been robbed, but believe me I have seen my share of them as well as known my share of perpetrators.

The1calledTKE · #12 12-03-2002, 12:57 AM

If he is going to kill you he will. No one wants a murder rap so if you fight back I doubt you would get killed. Plus these guys don't seem like killers by what you described but yah never know. Just look all around before you get out of the car. And if you do see some one you are afraid of, set off your car alarm if you have one. That would scare him away.

Peaches-n-Cream · #13 12-03-2002, 01:01 AM

I suggest that you take a self-defense class.

librasoul22 · #14 12-03-2002, 01:10 AM

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Originally posted by zntke711
If he is going to kill you he will. No one wants a murder rap so if you fight back I doubt you would get killed. Plus these guys don't seem like killers by what you described but yah never know. Just look all around before you get out of the car. And if you do see some one you are afraid of, set off your car alarm if you have one. That would scare him away.

Okay, seriously, this is HORRIBLE advice. If the man has a gun, he is NOT thinking about a murder charge if his finger slips on the trigger.

BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.

And NO ONE's life s worth what they have in their purse.

I do agree with Cream. If you just want to ensure that you don't panic IF you get victimized, better to take a self-defense class.

valkyrie · #15 12-03-2002, 01:15 AM

Here's a shameless plug -- if anyone is looking for a self defense class or seminar, check out www.girlsfightback.com -- Erin Weed, the woman who runs GFB, is AWESOME, and I might add, an Alpha Phi. Oh wait, I already said that she was awesome.

Anyway, I do think that the confidence that comes from knowing how to defend yourself would be so valuable should you find yourself in such a terrible situation. I know that I need to learn a lot more about it.

I would give up my handbag (and those who know me know how much I ADORE my handbags) but I would try to run and/or fight if he tried to get me into a car. It is harder to hit a moving target. I do carry pepper spray, even though I know it can be used against me -- I feel safer with it, and I usually have it ready to go if I'm walking by myself or anything.