-Caveat Lector- > from http://www.sightings.com > > Important - What Rapists Look For In Female Targets > 1-20-01 > > > Notes from a self-defense class for women... > > > > The guy who taught the class has a female friend who was attacked > last year > in the parking garage at Westport Plaza in St. > Louis one night after work and taken to an abandoned house and raped. > He > started a women's group and began teaching these > classes soon after. This guy is a black belt in karate and trains > twice a > year with Steven Segall. He and the others in this group > interviewed a bunch of rapists and date rapists in prison on what > they look > for. Here are some interesting facts: > > > > The #1 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. The second thing men look for is clothing. They > will > look for women whose clothing is easy to remove > quickly. The #1 outfit they look for is overalls. Many of them > carry > scissors to cut clothing and overall straps can be easily cut. > > > > They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their > handbag, or doing other activities while walking. Because > they are off guard, they can be easily overpowered. The time of day > men are > most likely to attack and rape a woman is in the > early morning, between 5 & > 8:30 a.m. 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 rest rooms. > > > > 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 > getting caught. > Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year > sentence > but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years. If you put > up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged. 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 will 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 an elevator or stairwell, look him in the face and ask > him 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 that you've seen his face and could identify them in a lineup, > you lose > appeal as a target. > > > > * 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 an EASY target. If you carry pepper > spray, tell them. (This instructor was a huge advocate of it because > it > will be a deterrent.) > > > > * If someone grabs you, you can't beat him with strength but you can > by > outsmarting him. If he grabs your wrist, pull your wrist > back so your hand is in waving position (palm facing forward) and > twist it > toward yourself and pull your arm away. It is hard to > hold onto wrist bones that are moving in that way. He stumbles > toward you > and you stumble back, so you can use that > momentum to bring the same hand out and backhand him with your > knuckles in > the forehead, nose or teeth. > > > > * 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...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 balls > (sorry > to be graphic), it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll > piss > the guy off 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 was really trouble. > > > > Better to be safe than sorry!! Never get in the car with him, if he > wants > to rob you, throw the money or keys so he has to go get it, > then run and yell "Fire." It's more effective than "Help." Never help > a > person with a van trying to load it himself and having > trouble (with possibly a fake broken arm or leg), that's how Ted > Bundy got > 60 of his victims...in mall or grocery store parking lots. > > > > Be careful! Please forward this to the friends you care about; it's > simple > stuff that could save their lives. If you read it a few > times and think about the defense techniques taught, you will be > better > equipped to defend yourself in a frightening situation. > > > > Don't hesitate to send it to the men you love too. We all need to be > better > prepared. > > > > http://homestead.juno.com/lee245/index.html > > > http://www.michiganmilitia.com http://www.michiganmilitia.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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