Safety Tips

COMMON SENSE FOR SELF DEFENSE and PERSONAL SAFETY

Avoid being a victim:

· Show awareness

· Know what is going on around you

· Maintain positive body language. Stand straight, head up, swing arms

· Do not be in the wrong place at the wrong time

· Do not walk alone or drive alone in an alley or bad neighborhood at night

· Do not get into your car and sit. Do not do work or balance your checkbook, or eat etc. A predator may be watching and this gives a perfect opportunity for an assault

· As soon as you get in your car, lock the doors and leave

· Do not park next to a van. If you do, enter your car from the opposite side. Most serial killers attack from a van while the woman is getting into a car

· If a male is sitting alone in a car next to yours, get security or the police. It is better to be safe than sorry

· Always take the elevator. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. Do not get on the elevator if a weirdo is already on. Stand by the front door, not the back corner. Be ready to get off if needed. Get off if someone suspicious gets on.

· Do not be sympathetic Ted Bundy played on this. He walked with a cane or limp and asked for help while getting into his vehicle. This is how he abducted his victims.

· Better paranoid than dead

If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control

The FBI says to run. Trained police will only hit 4 out of 10 shots when they are in a range of 3-9 feet while under stress.

A predator will only hit a target 4 in 100 times. And it is not likely that a vital organ will be hit.

Most firearm deaths are within 7feet. Now, the 21-foot rule…by the time an assailant draws the firearm, aims, and shoots,

you can cover 21 feet of space. It may be in your best interests to get to your attacker and neutralize the threat rather than to

give another opportunity to be a victim.

Tips for saving your life:

· React immediately.

· If you are abducted do not go willingly.

· Resist. If you are able, run. Do not ever give up.

· If you are driving, crash your car.

· If he is driving, he must watch the road. Choose an unsuspecting time and stick your fingers in his eyes. Then get out. It may be your only chance.

· If you are thrown in the trunk, kick out a back taillight and wave your hand out.

· Always keep your distance when walking past strangers.

· Get a cell phone.

Car breakdowns:

· Keep your car in good working order.

· If your car does breakdown, lock all the doors. Call for help on your cell phone.

· If you do not have a cell phone, (shame on you) walk to a lighted, busy area. You are a perfect target sitting in a broken down car.

· If you are on a desolate road, hide in some bushes or some area away from your car.

· If you are walking alone and find someone following you, (shame on you for walking alone) scream fire. This draws more attention than yelling help.

· Run!

· Find an obstacle like a parked car and run around it.

Your last hope is to get under the car and hold onto something. He will not be able to pull you out.

All the physical training in the world will not save you if you do not practice.

Know it and get comfortable with it. If you do not do these techniques right the first time, you will just anger the assailant and will not get another chance

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