Women are easy targets for random acts of violence

• Lack of Awareness: You MUST know where you are & what's going on around you.
• Body Language: Keep your head up, swing your arms, stand straight up.
• Wrong place, wrong time.

Walking

• Always keep your distance when walking past strangers on the street or in dark areas.
• If you are walking alone in the dark (which you shouldn't be) and someone is following/chasing you, scream "FIRE" and not "help." People don't want to get involved with helping, but a fire draws attention because people are nosey.
• RUN! Find an obstacle such as a parked car and run around it. 5 women told Pat Malone that this saved their lives.
• Your last hope is getting under the car. Once you are under there, there are tons of things to hold on to and he will not be able to get you out and will probably not come under for you. PRACTICE GETTING UNDER THE CAR from all direction

• ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot.
• Do not get on an elevator if there is a weirdo already on there.  Bad men don't always look bad.
• Do not stand back in the corners of the elevator. Stand near the front, by the doors, ready to get off or on.
• If you get on the elevator on the 25th floor, and the Boogie Man gets on the 22nd, get off when he gets on

Cars and Parking

• Getting into your car in a parking lot or parking garage: Be aware. Look around. Look into your car at the passenger side floor and in the back seat. 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. Look at the cars parked on either side of your vehicle. 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. (Better paranoid than dead.)
• Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc, and just sit. 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.
• Serial killer Ted Bundy 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.
• Pat Malone tells the story of his daughter who came out of the mall and was walking to her car when she noticed 2 older ladies and a police car with cops who said hello. She also noticed that all 8 handicap spots in the area were empty. As she neared her car, she saw a man a few rows over calling to her for help. He wanted her to close his passenger side door. He was sitting on the driver's side and said he was handicapped. He continued calling until she turned and headed back to the mall. Then he began cursing at her. She wondered why he didn't ask the 2 older ladies or the police for help, and why he was not parked in any of the empty handicap spots. As she got back to the mall, two male friends of hers were exiting. As she told them the story and turned to point at the car, the man was getting out of the back seat into the front. The car sped away. DON'T GET CAUGHT IN THIS TRAP.
• If you have gotten into a violent situation: REACT IMMEDIATELY. If he abducts you in a parking lot, DON'T LET HIM GET YOU TO A DANGEROUS AREA. If you are driving, crash your car while still going 5 mph. If he's driving, stick your fingers in his eyes. He must watch the road, so choose your time and gouge him. It is your ONLY defense. While he is in shock, GET OUT. This sounds gross, but the alternative is your fault if you do not act.
• RESIST. Run, if you are able. DON'T EVER GIVE UP! You DO NOT want to get to a crime scene.

Break Downs

• ALWAYS keep your car in good working order.
• If your car breaks down, LOCK YOUR DOORS.
• Keep a blanket, warm clothes, a pair of boots and a flashlight in your car for emergencies.
• If it's noon on a business day, you may want to put your hazard lights on and walk to safety.
• If it's 2 a.m., put on your warm clothes and walk to a lighted area. You are a perfect target if you are sitting in your broken down car. Predators search the highways for easy targets.
• If you're on a desolate road, walk away from the car (in your warm clothes) and go to some bushes or some area AWAY from your vehicle. It will be cold and uncomfortable, but you DO NOT want to stay in your car, and there are no psycho bogeymen waiting in the bushes who knew you were going to break down there and then.

Get Away

If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! Police only make 4 of 10 shots when they are in range of 3-9 feet due to stress. The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times. And even then, he will most likely NOT hit a vital organ. RUN!

If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back taillights, stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will.

Self defense - Pat's representative said, "Many predators are drunk, high, etc. and self-defense techniques are the LAST resort."

• The EYES are the most vulnerable part of the body. Poke him there HARD. That may be your only opportunity.
• The neck is also a vulnerable spot, but you MUST know where to grip AND HAVE THE STRENGTH to cut off his breath.
• Everyone's knees are vulnerable and a swift kick here will take anyone down.
• Be forceful when you do these things.

As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic. STOP IT! It may get you raped or killed.

GET A CELL PHONE

Never let yourself or anyone that you know be a "closer" in any type of business (bar, store, restaurant, gas station).

Pat Malone said again and again that the women who die EVERY MINUTE from violent crimes expected to go to bed tonight and get up tomorrow.

Pass this on to all women.

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