Situation awareness

[Kimba]

Some of this has been around and some are new...............



1. Tip fromTae Kwon Do :

The elbow is the strongest point on your body.

If you are close enough to use it, do!



2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans

If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM.

Toss it away from you....chances are that he is more interested in your

wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse.

RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!



3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights

and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy.

The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.



4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating,

working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, 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. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR

CAR , LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.

If someone is in the 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 the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat

they will get the worst of it . As soon as the car crashes bail out and run.

It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.



5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side

floor , and in the back seat

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 into their cars.

C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's 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 into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to

walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY.

(And better paranoid than dead.)



6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible

places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at

NIGHT!)



7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN!

The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even

then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag

pattern!



8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP

It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-

looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of

unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for

help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next

victim.



9. Another Safety Point:

Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the

night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she

thought it was weird. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT

open the door.'

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window,

and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over.

The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do,

DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's

cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that

someone dropped off a baby He said they have not verified it, but have had

several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors

when they're home alone at night. Please pass this on and DO NOT open the

door for a crying baby ----

This should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby theory was

mentioned on America's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled

the serial killer in Louisiana.


I'd like you to pass this on to all the women you know.

It may save a life.

A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle.

I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your

mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them,

as well. Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded

that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it's better to be safe

than sorry.

[Philbert]

Some good advice here but this

9. Another Safety Point:

Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the

night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she

thought it was weird. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT

open the door.'

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window,

and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over.

The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do,

DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's

cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that

someone dropped off a baby He said they have not verified it, but have had

several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors

when they're home alone at night. Please pass this on and DO NOT open the

door for a crying baby ----

This should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby theory was

mentioned on America's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled

the serial killer in Louisiana.

is fail.

[Kimba]

Philbert, Thanks for the info. I usually check it before posting but the person that sent it to me is usually pretty good about checking first so I didn't bother.

[Philbert]

Philbert, Thanks for the info. I usually check it before posting but the person that sent it to me is usually pretty good about checking first so I didn't bother.

No problem. There's so much crap out there that everyone is bound to let one slip by now and again.

[keryst]

The elbow is the strongest point on your body.

Not that there is anything wrong with throwing an elbow, but there is no way that an elbow is the strongest point on the body! I'd say more likely it would be the knee, the hip, or the molars.

[keryst]

Oh, snopes did the entire list. it's apparently the knee.

clicky here

[Philbert]

Oh, snopes did the entire list. it's apparently the knee.

clicky here

Yikes. The trouble with Snopes, though they are useful for finding out verifiable facts, is that they get carried away with naysaying everything. First they say

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

This is poor advice in that it recommends a course of action far more likely to result in the victim's being physically harmed than do other potential counters such as running away and screaming for help. Engaging in hand-to-hand combat with an attacker should be an option of last resort unless you are very well trained in self-defense.

OK, but then

2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you....chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

This ploy would likely work if the assailant's objective were robbery, but if he were intent upon kidnapping, rape, murder, or simple assault, throwing your handbag away would do nothing other than rid you of an item you could have used as a weapon.

So, first fighting back is bad advice, and now giving up your purse deprives you of a weapon you need to fight back.

[CPratt]

Good Read. Bottom line people need to be aware of their surroundings.