Excellent information to know:

Excellent information to know:

This is something to pass on to all. Female and Male.

I don't think we can hear this often enough because
Women are so conditioned to "not hurt someone's
feelings" or we don't want to offend someone-to the
point of endangering our own safety.

This is important information for females of ALL ages . Guys -
please forward to the female members of your family
and all your female friends and associates.

When this was sent to me, I was told to forward it to
my lady friends. I forwarded it to most everyone in
my address book. My men friends have female
friends and this information is too important to miss
someone.

Please pass it along.

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were
interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim
and here are some interesting facts :

1) 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.

2) 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 specifically to
cut clothing.

3) They also look for women on their cell phone,
searching through their purse or doing other activities
while walking because they are off guard and can be
easily overpowered.
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4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early
morning,between 5:00 a.m . and 8:30 a.m.

5) 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 restrooms .

6) The thing about these men is that they are looking
to grab a woman and quickly move her to another
location where they don't have to worry about getting
caught.

7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape
carries a 3-5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is
15-20 years.
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8) 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

9) 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.

10) 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
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.

11) 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 afraid to fight back. Again, they
are looking for an EASY target.

12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a
huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever
he goes,) yell I HAVE PEPPER Spray and holding it
out will be a deterrent.
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13 ) 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 thigh VERY
VERY 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

14) 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.

15) 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 .

16) 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 notice any odd behavior,
don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!

They are God-given instincts.

You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel
much worse if the guy really was trouble.

PLEASE READ THEN FORWARD THIS TO
EVERY WOMAN YOU KNOW, IT'S SIMPLE
STUFF BUT " STRONG"

IT COULD SAVE HER LIFE.
And ladies, just because you live in a small town or
rural area, this doesn't always mean you are safe.