Peace keepers attacked by peace activist :-)
Needless to say, the woman was only fighting back in self-defense.
Story:
A jury found a Cleveland Heights peace activist guilty Friday afternoon of assaulting two police officers who told her to stop putting posters on telephone poles.
She was putting up anti-President-Bush posters Jan. 28 when the officers confronted her.
Fischer's lawyer said his client was only defending herself against the patrolmen, whom he accused of making an unlawful arrest.
Source
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Six young fighters
And obviously great friends.
Brave, young ladies, I take my hat of to you all!
Story:
The attempted abduction happened at Schafer Park, which is near the elementary in northeast Denver, during the girls' gym class. As Palmira's classmates ran around the park, she lagged behind them.
When the 10-year-old girl passed a portable toilet, a man stepped out, grabbed her arm and tried to snatch her. Palmira screamed, prompting her friends to kick into action.
"We didn't want our best friend to leave us," Sandra said. "We had to help our friend."
As the girls pummeled the suspect, he pushed one to the ground and let go of Palmira. One of the other girls shoved back and the man fell down. The six girls then ran back to school to find a teacher.
Source
Brave, young ladies, I take my hat of to you all!
Story:
The attempted abduction happened at Schafer Park, which is near the elementary in northeast Denver, during the girls' gym class. As Palmira's classmates ran around the park, she lagged behind them.
When the 10-year-old girl passed a portable toilet, a man stepped out, grabbed her arm and tried to snatch her. Palmira screamed, prompting her friends to kick into action.
"We didn't want our best friend to leave us," Sandra said. "We had to help our friend."
As the girls pummeled the suspect, he pushed one to the ground and let go of Palmira. One of the other girls shoved back and the man fell down. The six girls then ran back to school to find a teacher.
Source
Lollipop rage
Put some people behind the wheel, and you have a dangerous predator in charge of a potential murder weapon (commonly known as car or vehicle).
FYI: Lollipop is a British term. It refers to people working as crossing guards in the UK.
Story:
A child could be killed by "arrogant and ignorant" motorists bringing a new form of dangerous driving to the area's roads - lollipop rage.
The phenomenon has seen everything from motorists driving through school crossing patrols to hurling abuse and even stones and bottles at lollipop people.
Now a campaign has been set up to tackle the increasing problem of lollipop people being terrorised by motorists, which is plaguing Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire.
Ellen Kershaw has been helping children cross the road outside Hook Norton Primary School for five years, but said lollipop rage had almost caused her to quit her job.
Source
FYI: Lollipop is a British term. It refers to people working as crossing guards in the UK.
Story:
A child could be killed by "arrogant and ignorant" motorists bringing a new form of dangerous driving to the area's roads - lollipop rage.
The phenomenon has seen everything from motorists driving through school crossing patrols to hurling abuse and even stones and bottles at lollipop people.
Now a campaign has been set up to tackle the increasing problem of lollipop people being terrorised by motorists, which is plaguing Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire.
Ellen Kershaw has been helping children cross the road outside Hook Norton Primary School for five years, but said lollipop rage had almost caused her to quit her job.
Source
Acquittal upheld
Canada: The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of a Quebec woman who shot and killed her abusive, alcoholic husband in 1999 after a 31-year marriage.
Her lawyers argued she acted while in a trance-like state brought on by years of abuse and the trial judge also suggested to the jury she might have been acting in self-defence.
She was acquitted, but the Crown argued the two defences—self-defence and "automatism"—are contradictory. The Quebec Court of Appeal agreed and ordered a new trial.
The Supreme Court overturned the appeal court, leaving the acquittal to stand.
Source
Her lawyers argued she acted while in a trance-like state brought on by years of abuse and the trial judge also suggested to the jury she might have been acting in self-defence.
She was acquitted, but the Crown argued the two defences—self-defence and "automatism"—are contradictory. The Quebec Court of Appeal agreed and ordered a new trial.
The Supreme Court overturned the appeal court, leaving the acquittal to stand.
Source
Bullying
Here are 12 ways to stop or hinder bullying.
And you know what - it works! Kids really need to know how to defend themselves, but not necessarily in the physical sense. It can include trickery, deflection, defusion and other methods of conflict management.
Story:
Pete Nappier was bullied when he was a young kid. It was part of his inspiration to start the Safety and Awareness Institute in Hickory and Lincolnton.
Nappier teaches kids, from elementary to high school, 12 ways to deal with bullies.
"The program hits every aspect," Nappier said. "The bully only wants power. So we teach to give the bully respect. It's a pretty in-depth curriculum."
Across the county, schools say they see an increase in such problems.
Source
And you know what - it works! Kids really need to know how to defend themselves, but not necessarily in the physical sense. It can include trickery, deflection, defusion and other methods of conflict management.
Story:
Pete Nappier was bullied when he was a young kid. It was part of his inspiration to start the Safety and Awareness Institute in Hickory and Lincolnton.
Nappier teaches kids, from elementary to high school, 12 ways to deal with bullies.
"The program hits every aspect," Nappier said. "The bully only wants power. So we teach to give the bully respect. It's a pretty in-depth curriculum."
Across the county, schools say they see an increase in such problems.
Source
Man fights off ATM attack
A Somerville, Mass., man is under arrest, charged with a screwdriver attack during an attempted ATM robbery, and the intended victim says there was no way he was going to let someone take his money.
"First, I didn't want to give him the money. Secondly, I figured ... I got angry. I got really angry. I do taekwondo five days a week, for a long time. And I spar, you know, so you have a little pride in being able to defend yourself and, subconsciously, I couldn't let a punk beat me," Volker said.
Source
"First, I didn't want to give him the money. Secondly, I figured ... I got angry. I got really angry. I do taekwondo five days a week, for a long time. And I spar, you know, so you have a little pride in being able to defend yourself and, subconsciously, I couldn't let a punk beat me," Volker said.
Source
Friday, April 28, 2006
Bad idea
Guess I don't have to tell you I absolutely love stories like this one?
Girl: 1 - Mr Loser: 0
Story:
A 14-year-old brown belt in Karate said she was walking home from grocery store last Friday when a 30-something-old man tried to talk to her. When she refused to converse with him and told him to leave her alone, he grabbed her, she said.
"Before karate, I would have frozen up and simply stopped breathing," said Brittney Richardson. "Instead I calmly turned around and struck the man in the face. He then fell to the ground and I ran. As soon as I was safe in my own home I called the appropriate authorities."
Source
Girl: 1 - Mr Loser: 0
Story:
A 14-year-old brown belt in Karate said she was walking home from grocery store last Friday when a 30-something-old man tried to talk to her. When she refused to converse with him and told him to leave her alone, he grabbed her, she said.
"Before karate, I would have frozen up and simply stopped breathing," said Brittney Richardson. "Instead I calmly turned around and struck the man in the face. He then fell to the ground and I ran. As soon as I was safe in my own home I called the appropriate authorities."
Source
Chineasy way out
I suppose it is better to pay someone to yell at, rather than losing your job?
And if this works in China, it will work other places too :-)
Guess this form of Tongue Fu can be labeled Shanghaikido™?
Story:
Shanghai: Can't stand your boss, but can't afford to quit ? Hire a stand-in to yell at instead.
A pair of entrepreneurs are offering themselves as targets for verbal and -- within limits -- physical abuse, letting frustrated office workers vent without killing their careers.
Zhang Li and Chen Jun said their own workplace frustrations inspired them to quit their nine-to-fives and form the company in March.
Source
And if this works in China, it will work other places too :-)
Guess this form of Tongue Fu can be labeled Shanghaikido™?
Story:
Shanghai: Can't stand your boss, but can't afford to quit ? Hire a stand-in to yell at instead.
A pair of entrepreneurs are offering themselves as targets for verbal and -- within limits -- physical abuse, letting frustrated office workers vent without killing their careers.
Zhang Li and Chen Jun said their own workplace frustrations inspired them to quit their nine-to-fives and form the company in March.
Source
'Bean bagua'?
This must be a joke, right? People using bean bags to fend of an attack. Someone please tell me this is just a joke!
"Don't move! I'll just find my bean bag and throw it at you, you stupid man, you!"
Jeez...
Story:
Stay away from the bean bags. That's the advice of Randall Heller, a Hurricane Katrina survivor who's moved his self-defense classes from the Big Easy to the Old Pueblo.
"There's a 12-ounce bean bag that you're supposed to throw at somebody to make them stay away," says a disparaging Heller, whose first self-defense class in Tucson starts May 1.
Source
"Don't move! I'll just find my bean bag and throw it at you, you stupid man, you!"
Jeez...
Story:
Stay away from the bean bags. That's the advice of Randall Heller, a Hurricane Katrina survivor who's moved his self-defense classes from the Big Easy to the Old Pueblo.
"There's a 12-ounce bean bag that you're supposed to throw at somebody to make them stay away," says a disparaging Heller, whose first self-defense class in Tucson starts May 1.
Source
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Teen dating violence
Parents often don't realize it, but their teenagers are being punched, threatened, isolated and devalued by their teenage boyfriends and girlfriends.
In fact, teen girls face relationship violence three times more than adult women.
A new survey finds it's happening at an alarming rate all over the country.
Source
In fact, teen girls face relationship violence three times more than adult women.
A new survey finds it's happening at an alarming rate all over the country.
Source
Domestic violence in Alaska
A study just released reveals that, in 2003, 9 females were killed by males in Alaska, ranking the state at number 1 for the highest homicide rate among females murdered by males.
And here's a frightening statistic, over 86 percent of female victims were murdered by someone they knew.
AWAIC works with domestically abused women on a daily basis. They say it will take the whole community to make changes and stop this high rate of female abuse.
Source
And here's a frightening statistic, over 86 percent of female victims were murdered by someone they knew.
AWAIC works with domestically abused women on a daily basis. They say it will take the whole community to make changes and stop this high rate of female abuse.
Source
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
How stupid
How utterly stupid some guys can be! At times I'm really ashamed to be a man.
All those weird excuses and such a pathetic behavior..
Story:
The woman told jurors that Dr Hutchinson "groped" her buttock while making a "pervy Benny Hill-style noise".
She said he then tried to kiss and touch her on two further occasions while making a "groaning" noise. She told jurors that she used a police self-defence technique to ward him off and threatened to hit him.
Dr Hutchinson accepted under questioning that he had probably attempted to kiss and touch the woman - who cannot be named for legal reasons - after being rebuffed.
"Maybe the gin had gone to my head. It was a stiff one," Dr Hutchinson told detectives. "I think I must have found her irresistible."
Source
All those weird excuses and such a pathetic behavior..
Story:
The woman told jurors that Dr Hutchinson "groped" her buttock while making a "pervy Benny Hill-style noise".
She said he then tried to kiss and touch her on two further occasions while making a "groaning" noise. She told jurors that she used a police self-defence technique to ward him off and threatened to hit him.
Dr Hutchinson accepted under questioning that he had probably attempted to kiss and touch the woman - who cannot be named for legal reasons - after being rebuffed.
"Maybe the gin had gone to my head. It was a stiff one," Dr Hutchinson told detectives. "I think I must have found her irresistible."
Source
Domestic abuse in Syria
A new study released earlier this month that says as many as 1 in 4 Syrian women may be victims of physical violence is beginning to reveal just how widespread a problem domestic abuse is throughout the country.
The study, funded by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and conducted by the state-run General Union of Women, is the first of its kind to try to quantify and explain the types of violence Syrian women face.
"Violence is in every home in the Arab world," says a woman who works at the shelter and asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of their work.
Source
The study, funded by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and conducted by the state-run General Union of Women, is the first of its kind to try to quantify and explain the types of violence Syrian women face.
"Violence is in every home in the Arab world," says a woman who works at the shelter and asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of their work.
Source
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Taking control
Sarah took 10 days off work. She didn't want her employees or customers to see her in that shape: bruised, broken and bitten.
She is slowly adjusting to her new life, one without a controlling man who was with her most minutes of each day for five years.
She's taking control of her life and refusing to be a victim again. She's learning how to defend herself.
Mitchell's Martial Arts in Salisbury is holding a three-hour class today for women like Sarah.
"They all come here for some reason," said owner Melody Mitchell. "Either something happened to them or someone they know."
Women, she said, don't chose martial arts for exercise. They come for totally different reasons.
Source
She is slowly adjusting to her new life, one without a controlling man who was with her most minutes of each day for five years.
She's taking control of her life and refusing to be a victim again. She's learning how to defend herself.
Mitchell's Martial Arts in Salisbury is holding a three-hour class today for women like Sarah.
"They all come here for some reason," said owner Melody Mitchell. "Either something happened to them or someone they know."
Women, she said, don't chose martial arts for exercise. They come for totally different reasons.
Source
Friday, April 21, 2006
The mind of a perpetrator
On a Wednesday afternoon last summer Naomi Bryant was walking along the street near her home hand in hand with a man she had bumped into in the local pub. A trusting, 40-year-old woman, she had invited the man back to her home but felt embarrassed when she caught sight of friends and dropped his hand. It was a deadly error.
When he was arrested two days after the attack in London, Rice told police he had picked on Ms Bryant because he judged she was "vulnerable".
Thirteen days after being released from prison, Rice was staying in a hostel for recently released prisoners in north London. After spending a night in a pub he stopped a 33-year-old woman in the street and asked her for directions. He attacked her, pushed her into a front garden and over the following hour he sexually assaulted her and threatened her with a knife.
Rice was easily found and told police: "People say rape is about sex, but this is only part of it. Rape is about power and I had power over her - sex is just an extension of it."
Source
When he was arrested two days after the attack in London, Rice told police he had picked on Ms Bryant because he judged she was "vulnerable".
Thirteen days after being released from prison, Rice was staying in a hostel for recently released prisoners in north London. After spending a night in a pub he stopped a 33-year-old woman in the street and asked her for directions. He attacked her, pushed her into a front garden and over the following hour he sexually assaulted her and threatened her with a knife.
Rice was easily found and told police: "People say rape is about sex, but this is only part of it. Rape is about power and I had power over her - sex is just an extension of it."
Source
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Domestic violence, Bangladesh
Figures like these really makes a painful read:
At least 3,043 women died in different incidents of domestic violence last year and of them, 1041 victims committed suicide, according to a report released by the Mass-line Media Centre (MMC) recently.
Repression and sexual harassment led most women to take their own lives while rape and abduction were identified as most common violations of child rights in 2005.
The women fell victim to repression and violence mainly because of dowry, conflicts in conjugal life and poverty, said the report.
During the one year period from January to December, a total of 54,954 women fell victim to different forms of rights violations.
The report said 875 women were raped during the period and 165 were killed after rape. And 275 rape incidents, the highest at divisional level, took place in Rajshahi.
Some 1235 women fell victim to repression over dowry. Of them, 505 victims were killed and 428 others injured. Rajshahi division witnessed the most such incidents.
The forms of repression include beating, stabbing, acid attack, burning and forced starvation, the report said.
Source
At least 3,043 women died in different incidents of domestic violence last year and of them, 1041 victims committed suicide, according to a report released by the Mass-line Media Centre (MMC) recently.
Repression and sexual harassment led most women to take their own lives while rape and abduction were identified as most common violations of child rights in 2005.
The women fell victim to repression and violence mainly because of dowry, conflicts in conjugal life and poverty, said the report.
During the one year period from January to December, a total of 54,954 women fell victim to different forms of rights violations.
The report said 875 women were raped during the period and 165 were killed after rape. And 275 rape incidents, the highest at divisional level, took place in Rajshahi.
Some 1235 women fell victim to repression over dowry. Of them, 505 victims were killed and 428 others injured. Rajshahi division witnessed the most such incidents.
The forms of repression include beating, stabbing, acid attack, burning and forced starvation, the report said.
Source
"Brave" coaches
"Brave" coaches teaching kids how to fight and to act in "self-defense". Great going guys!
I've said it before, and I will repeat it: If you deem martial arts too violent, you obviously don't watch team sports!
Story:
Two under-9 footy coaches were sentenced to jail yesterday for attacking a junior umpire.
Assistant coach Francesco Guiseppe Scordo, 20, was ordered to spend at least two months behind bars for kicking the prone umpire with steel-capped boots.
Source
I've said it before, and I will repeat it: If you deem martial arts too violent, you obviously don't watch team sports!
Story:
Two under-9 footy coaches were sentenced to jail yesterday for attacking a junior umpire.
Assistant coach Francesco Guiseppe Scordo, 20, was ordered to spend at least two months behind bars for kicking the prone umpire with steel-capped boots.
Source
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Defense class strengthens women
When self-defense courses are done correctly, they can achieve a couple of things. They can empower you, and at the same time give you a healthy reality check.
Story:
Lying on the matted floor, surrounded by a circle of women in a self-defense class, I closed my eyes and took deep, quivering breaths. I envisioned myself, a 20-year-old Chico State student, alone in an orchard, helpless to an attacker. The faces of my mother, father, brother and sister flashed in my head.
Source
Story:
Lying on the matted floor, surrounded by a circle of women in a self-defense class, I closed my eyes and took deep, quivering breaths. I envisioned myself, a 20-year-old Chico State student, alone in an orchard, helpless to an attacker. The faces of my mother, father, brother and sister flashed in my head.
Source
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
A very brave woman
The outcome could've been much more tragic.
A 28-year-old Clermont County woman woke up Monday morning to find a man pointing a gun at her face.
That man was her ex-boyfriend, and what she was able to do in the minutes that followed may have saved her life.
It happened at her home on the 1500 block of US 50 in Stonelick Township. But this would be victim was able to turn the tables on her attacker.
Source
A 28-year-old Clermont County woman woke up Monday morning to find a man pointing a gun at her face.
That man was her ex-boyfriend, and what she was able to do in the minutes that followed may have saved her life.
It happened at her home on the 1500 block of US 50 in Stonelick Township. But this would be victim was able to turn the tables on her attacker.
Source
Monday, April 17, 2006
Cruelty and honour
How utterly cruel...
It's not often that I'm speechless, but this is just too much.
It's a reminder that some people are cold as ice, and can not see anything but black and white.
And then they label this as honour...?
Story:
A woman is being cared for by social services in Sicily after losing her home and her job for collaborating with police against an alleged rapist.
The woman, who has not been named, was sacked by her employer and evicted by her brother, even though her help enabled criminal charges to be brought against an alleged murderer.
The affair is a reminder of the persistence in parts of southern Italy of age-old concepts of honour and a prejudice against helping the authorities that.
The 38-year-old woman was asleep in the house she shared with her brother when she was attacked by an intruder who had climbed in from a balcony.
She fled to a bathroom, but her attacker kicked in the door. By then, however, he and his intended victim had made so much noise that neighbours appeared in the street and on terraces to see what was going on.
Source
It's not often that I'm speechless, but this is just too much.
It's a reminder that some people are cold as ice, and can not see anything but black and white.
And then they label this as honour...?
Story:
A woman is being cared for by social services in Sicily after losing her home and her job for collaborating with police against an alleged rapist.
The woman, who has not been named, was sacked by her employer and evicted by her brother, even though her help enabled criminal charges to be brought against an alleged murderer.
The affair is a reminder of the persistence in parts of southern Italy of age-old concepts of honour and a prejudice against helping the authorities that.
The 38-year-old woman was asleep in the house she shared with her brother when she was attacked by an intruder who had climbed in from a balcony.
She fled to a bathroom, but her attacker kicked in the door. By then, however, he and his intended victim had made so much noise that neighbours appeared in the street and on terraces to see what was going on.
Source
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Karate chop and abdominal block
Yoga instructor shows women path to self-defense.
With her purple hair and tie-dye T-shirt, Linda Lutz is one tough woman.
The two-hour, 15-minute presentation at the children's emergency shelter and advocacy center taught participants the proper karate chop and abdominal block as well as how to yell from the diaphragm and feel empowered.
Source
Teaching self-defense = good.
The rest of this...
I'm not quite sure what to say really.
By all means - it may be the press making a total muck-up of things. Wouldn't be the first thing that happened!
With her purple hair and tie-dye T-shirt, Linda Lutz is one tough woman.
The two-hour, 15-minute presentation at the children's emergency shelter and advocacy center taught participants the proper karate chop and abdominal block as well as how to yell from the diaphragm and feel empowered.
Source
Teaching self-defense = good.
The rest of this...
I'm not quite sure what to say really.
By all means - it may be the press making a total muck-up of things. Wouldn't be the first thing that happened!
He gave up
TV2 East in Denmark reports about a 21-year-old woman who was on her way from a disco to a pizzeria in Nykoebing, Falster.
At about 1:25 a.m. she was accosted by an unknown man, approximately 25 years old, 185-190 cm tall, and of muscular build.
The man grabbed the young woman and forced her into a nearby gate, threatening her with a knife.
However, the man couldn't get her belt to open, forcing him to give up his ill intent. The assailant then fled from the scene.
The news states nothing to the fact, but this may be a belt-buckle invented by a young, Swedish female named Nadja Bjork.
As previously noted in 2005, she designed a belt-buckle that, according to reports, can prevent rapes.
Allegedly this design has already prevented one girl from being raped at a music festival in the summer of 2005 in Sweden (Hultsfredsfestivalen). The attacker gave up when he couldn't open the belt.
In an interview with the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Bjork claimed that the buckle work much like a chastity belt. The belt-buckle sits on top of the regular buckle, and that it takes a special two-handed grip to remove it. Since an attacker will need both hands to attempt to remove the lock, it gives the victim more time and room to escape (or fight back) and get help.
Bjork states that the buckle is designed to prevent or hinder a blitz-rape where a victim is attacked by a stranger, and that it will be of little use towards pre-planned attacks (partner rapes, date rapes or acquaintance rapes).
She said to the media that the invention hopefully will be in production spring 2006.
At about 1:25 a.m. she was accosted by an unknown man, approximately 25 years old, 185-190 cm tall, and of muscular build.
The man grabbed the young woman and forced her into a nearby gate, threatening her with a knife.
However, the man couldn't get her belt to open, forcing him to give up his ill intent. The assailant then fled from the scene.
The news states nothing to the fact, but this may be a belt-buckle invented by a young, Swedish female named Nadja Bjork.
As previously noted in 2005, she designed a belt-buckle that, according to reports, can prevent rapes.
Allegedly this design has already prevented one girl from being raped at a music festival in the summer of 2005 in Sweden (Hultsfredsfestivalen). The attacker gave up when he couldn't open the belt.
In an interview with the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Bjork claimed that the buckle work much like a chastity belt. The belt-buckle sits on top of the regular buckle, and that it takes a special two-handed grip to remove it. Since an attacker will need both hands to attempt to remove the lock, it gives the victim more time and room to escape (or fight back) and get help.
Bjork states that the buckle is designed to prevent or hinder a blitz-rape where a victim is attacked by a stranger, and that it will be of little use towards pre-planned attacks (partner rapes, date rapes or acquaintance rapes).
She said to the media that the invention hopefully will be in production spring 2006.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Delivery drivers "easy targets"
For the past 20 years, pizza delivery drivers have been beaten, robbed and even killed because of their job.
Pizza drivers are robbed or attacked for $25 or less while working a job that the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks in the top 10 most dangerous jobs in America.
In 2005, there were seven reported robberies of pizza delivery drivers in Gainesville, but police said most robberies do not get reported.
Source
Pizza drivers are robbed or attacked for $25 or less while working a job that the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks in the top 10 most dangerous jobs in America.
In 2005, there were seven reported robberies of pizza delivery drivers in Gainesville, but police said most robberies do not get reported.
Source
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Summer self-defense
India -- The recent spate of crime in the city has prompted an increasing number of parents to enroll their kids in self-defence classes this vacation.
Now that the annual examinations have ended, parents are pondering over which summer classes to enroll their kids into.
However, many have already made up their minds. Self-defence classes seem to be the flavour this summer, if the increase in the number of children enrolling in these is anything to go by.
Source
Now that the annual examinations have ended, parents are pondering over which summer classes to enroll their kids into.
However, many have already made up their minds. Self-defence classes seem to be the flavour this summer, if the increase in the number of children enrolling in these is anything to go by.
Source
Monday, April 10, 2006
Granny floors intruder
That's my kind of gal! I simply love spunky, elderly people!
Story:
A 75-year-old Romanian woman recently floored an intruder with some sharp karate moves she picked up on a TV self-defense show.
The woman from the village of Popeni in Vaslui county woke up to find her self being assaulted. She shouted for help, but none was forthcoming.
Accordingly, she "immobilised" the assailant and then called in the authorities, Romanian paper Ziarul reports.
The 30 year old miscreant has been charged with burglary and attempted rape, although it's clear he can count himself lucky to escape with his vitals intact.
Source
Story:
A 75-year-old Romanian woman recently floored an intruder with some sharp karate moves she picked up on a TV self-defense show.
The woman from the village of Popeni in Vaslui county woke up to find her self being assaulted. She shouted for help, but none was forthcoming.
Accordingly, she "immobilised" the assailant and then called in the authorities, Romanian paper Ziarul reports.
The 30 year old miscreant has been charged with burglary and attempted rape, although it's clear he can count himself lucky to escape with his vitals intact.
Source
Please stop!
Could someone please remove these spineless school officials or do we have absolute tolerance for zero tolerance stupidity?
Then do take a good read on what martial arts instructor Pedro Delgado has to say! I can personally attest the effect of it.
Story:
Coral Springs parent Janice Davidow said she spent two years fearing for her 14-year-old son every time he left for school.
She said bullies have shoved her son Troy into a concrete wall, pushed him down stairs, knocked him head first onto the ground and yanked off his backpack, throwing it into the mud.
Troy, who is "skinny" and has mild learning disabilities, was an easy target, said Davidow.
She finally pulled her son out of Sawgrass Middle School in November after a boy strangled him with a piece of clothing and knocked him unconscious when he tried to get away, Davidow said.
"It was a matter of survival, not defense," she said. "Every parent is extremely powerless."
Troy was suspended for fighting back, added Davidow, who has filed two reports with the Coral Springs Police Department.
Martial arts instructor Pedro Delgado, of Sunrise, said until bullying is wiped out in the schools, he has another solution.
"They were cornering him, intimidating him," said Delgado, remembering his son's hard times at Sandpiper Elementary in Sunrise. "I started training him and taking him to karate school and he gained so much confidence nobody bothered him anymore."
Source
Then do take a good read on what martial arts instructor Pedro Delgado has to say! I can personally attest the effect of it.
Story:
Coral Springs parent Janice Davidow said she spent two years fearing for her 14-year-old son every time he left for school.
She said bullies have shoved her son Troy into a concrete wall, pushed him down stairs, knocked him head first onto the ground and yanked off his backpack, throwing it into the mud.
Troy, who is "skinny" and has mild learning disabilities, was an easy target, said Davidow.
She finally pulled her son out of Sawgrass Middle School in November after a boy strangled him with a piece of clothing and knocked him unconscious when he tried to get away, Davidow said.
"It was a matter of survival, not defense," she said. "Every parent is extremely powerless."
Troy was suspended for fighting back, added Davidow, who has filed two reports with the Coral Springs Police Department.
Martial arts instructor Pedro Delgado, of Sunrise, said until bullying is wiped out in the schools, he has another solution.
"They were cornering him, intimidating him," said Delgado, remembering his son's hard times at Sandpiper Elementary in Sunrise. "I started training him and taking him to karate school and he gained so much confidence nobody bothered him anymore."
Source
Sunday, April 09, 2006
"Didn't see it coming"
Being:
a) a karate teacher
b) an experienced police officer
c) strong
d) sober
is no guarantee when you dive head first into a brawl.
Be careful Grasshopper - these people seldom fight without backup (friends and weapons)!
Story:
Canada: An off-duty policeman was disfigured by an assailant who repeatedly kicked him in the face while he was attempting to act as a peacemaker in a brawl that broke out in a Chateauguay restaurant last Feb. 26.
Two men were fighting. The policeman restrained a third individual who was trying to hit one of the two combatants with a pool cue. A fourth man then hit the policeman in the face.
The police officer fell to the ground and the individual repeatedly kicked him in the face.
The policeman said he never saw it coming.
Source
a) a karate teacher
b) an experienced police officer
c) strong
d) sober
is no guarantee when you dive head first into a brawl.
Be careful Grasshopper - these people seldom fight without backup (friends and weapons)!
Story:
Canada: An off-duty policeman was disfigured by an assailant who repeatedly kicked him in the face while he was attempting to act as a peacemaker in a brawl that broke out in a Chateauguay restaurant last Feb. 26.
Two men were fighting. The policeman restrained a third individual who was trying to hit one of the two combatants with a pool cue. A fourth man then hit the policeman in the face.
The police officer fell to the ground and the individual repeatedly kicked him in the face.
The policeman said he never saw it coming.
Source
Attacks against clergy
Since when was the term self-defense limited to fighting back? It is such a common misconseption!
Story:
England: A campaign to counter the rising number of attacks against clergy could be adopted by every diocese within the next three years.
A recent poll of 80 clergy from the Diocese of London found 48 per cent had experienced some sort of violence in the past year.
"We won’t be teaching self-defence moves, it’s not going to be a case of karate chopping-clergy!"
"If they were to try and use self-defence techniques it might place them in even deeper trouble, so the main thing we want to do is teach them how to get away without hurting the other person."
Story:
England: A campaign to counter the rising number of attacks against clergy could be adopted by every diocese within the next three years.
A recent poll of 80 clergy from the Diocese of London found 48 per cent had experienced some sort of violence in the past year.
"We won’t be teaching self-defence moves, it’s not going to be a case of karate chopping-clergy!"
"If they were to try and use self-defence techniques it might place them in even deeper trouble, so the main thing we want to do is teach them how to get away without hurting the other person."
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Crazy
Maybe adding up "martial arts fanatic" and "crazy" should have made a few alarm bells go off?
Story:
A Bronx woman was allegedly knifed by her rose-toting boyfriend. Jessica Guerrero says he tried to kill her because she rejected his marriage proposal - and he couldn't accept living without her.
Police said charges against Nieves are pending. A martial arts fanatic, he is expected to be arraigned next week.
"I knew he was crazy," said Guerrero's sister, Jennifer. "But I didn't think he was that crazy."
Source
Story:
A Bronx woman was allegedly knifed by her rose-toting boyfriend. Jessica Guerrero says he tried to kill her because she rejected his marriage proposal - and he couldn't accept living without her.
Police said charges against Nieves are pending. A martial arts fanatic, he is expected to be arraigned next week.
"I knew he was crazy," said Guerrero's sister, Jennifer. "But I didn't think he was that crazy."
Source
Friday, April 07, 2006
Violent femmes
Equal opportunities, equal rights. I'm all for that! What man in his right mind is not?
But ladies, girls...
How come you wish to mimic so much of the truly ignorant behavior that has been a trademark of (stupid) guys? Why? Silly me, I always thought girls were a little brighter than boys.
Story:
It's been dubbed the phenomenon of the violent femmes, an ugly social trend identified in the US and Britain. Now, it is being documented in Australia - and the numbers suggest this is not a mere statistical blip.
According to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics, violence among young girls has grown at almost four times the rate of its rise among young boys - and has doubled over the past 10 years.
Upward trends have also been noted in charges for offensive language, offensive behavior and exceeding the prescribed limit of alcohol, suggesting that when it comes to risk-taking and crimes traditionally dominated by teenage boys, girl power has developed a darker side.
Source
But ladies, girls...
How come you wish to mimic so much of the truly ignorant behavior that has been a trademark of (stupid) guys? Why? Silly me, I always thought girls were a little brighter than boys.
Story:
It's been dubbed the phenomenon of the violent femmes, an ugly social trend identified in the US and Britain. Now, it is being documented in Australia - and the numbers suggest this is not a mere statistical blip.
According to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics, violence among young girls has grown at almost four times the rate of its rise among young boys - and has doubled over the past 10 years.
Upward trends have also been noted in charges for offensive language, offensive behavior and exceeding the prescribed limit of alcohol, suggesting that when it comes to risk-taking and crimes traditionally dominated by teenage boys, girl power has developed a darker side.
Source
Real estate - real dangers
The attack that left real estate agent Gary Peters in the hospital for weeks is now leading some local real estate agents to focus on efforts to increase personal safety.
70-year-old Peters was assaulted and robbed on Feb. 5 while conducting an open house in Fresno.
Dave Johnson, a real estate agent and owner of a brokerage firm in north Fresno, has started conducting a self-defense course geared specifically toward real estate agents.
Johnson says safety has been a concern of his for years – and something he regrets not doing sooner. That’s because Johnson, who earned his real estate license in 1973, has been a martial arts expert since 1959.
He has always believed that real estate agents, especially women, should learn how to defend themselves because many potential buyers are oftentimes perfect strangers.
Source
70-year-old Peters was assaulted and robbed on Feb. 5 while conducting an open house in Fresno.
Dave Johnson, a real estate agent and owner of a brokerage firm in north Fresno, has started conducting a self-defense course geared specifically toward real estate agents.
Johnson says safety has been a concern of his for years – and something he regrets not doing sooner. That’s because Johnson, who earned his real estate license in 1973, has been a martial arts expert since 1959.
He has always believed that real estate agents, especially women, should learn how to defend themselves because many potential buyers are oftentimes perfect strangers.
Source
Disabilities and self-defense
I totally agree with Bob J. Kunkel Jr. in this article, saying he believes disabilities don't matter when it comes to self defense.
The way I see it we all have limitations and advantages - stronger sides and weaker sides - be it physical, emotional, mental, verbal, tactical or otherwise.
And it is so easy to see any limitations that a given person has. Let us look at what we can achieve rather than what we can not do!
Story:
Kenkel is different from most peer visitors. Instead of only visiting to talk and offer encouragement to recovering war wounded, Kenkel possesses a unique skill which he believes every disable veteran should have -- the ability to defend themselves regardless of disability.
Kenkel said he feels these skills are important because, besides targeting an average person on the street, thieves are also likely to choose victims in wheelchairs or those using crutches.
Source
The way I see it we all have limitations and advantages - stronger sides and weaker sides - be it physical, emotional, mental, verbal, tactical or otherwise.
And it is so easy to see any limitations that a given person has. Let us look at what we can achieve rather than what we can not do!
Story:
Kenkel is different from most peer visitors. Instead of only visiting to talk and offer encouragement to recovering war wounded, Kenkel possesses a unique skill which he believes every disable veteran should have -- the ability to defend themselves regardless of disability.
Kenkel said he feels these skills are important because, besides targeting an average person on the street, thieves are also likely to choose victims in wheelchairs or those using crutches.
Source
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Cell (phone) defense
One of the growing identity-theft scams involves the use of camera cell phones.
Beware of people with cell phones standing near you when you use a credit card to pay for a purchase at a department store, grocery store, restaurant or similar business.
That person could be taking a picture of your credit card, which carries your name, number and expiration date.
More about martial arts and self-defense:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com
Beware of people with cell phones standing near you when you use a credit card to pay for a purchase at a department store, grocery store, restaurant or similar business.
That person could be taking a picture of your credit card, which carries your name, number and expiration date.
More about martial arts and self-defense:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Took the law into their own hands
Peter Foster, 38, and Andrew Barbour, 40, armed themselves with "Ninja sticks" and confronted teenagers they blamed for terrorising a neighbourhood at Radcliffe, UK.
They were arrested when a 15-year-old boy complained to police that he had been assaulted with the martial arts weapon.
A judge told the two men they could not take the law into their own hands. But he released them with conditional discharges after telling them: "I understand your position very well indeed. You were probably at the end of your tether."
Source
They were arrested when a 15-year-old boy complained to police that he had been assaulted with the martial arts weapon.
A judge told the two men they could not take the law into their own hands. But he released them with conditional discharges after telling them: "I understand your position very well indeed. You were probably at the end of your tether."
Source
Against a knife
Just get accustomed to the idea - if you defend yourself against a knife attack you will get cut. If it is someone skilled with a knife, then you are in a boatload of trouble! A knife is a dangerous weapon, and if you can run or escape, that must always be your first option.
Story:
A man was arrested yesterday in the stabbing of the owner of a martial-arts center, police and witnesses said.
The fight began with the two men screaming profanities at each other and then escalated.
Source
Story:
A man was arrested yesterday in the stabbing of the owner of a martial-arts center, police and witnesses said.
The fight began with the two men screaming profanities at each other and then escalated.
Source
Don't fight back
Many US parents are worried about the strict rules regarding fighting in the schools.
While the intention of the zero tolerance for fighting is good, it also means that students can not defend themselves against bullies without landing in trouble.
Story:
Weatherly parents concerned about school district's disciplinary policies .
(One woman) said her son was taught to defend himself if he was attacked.
She said her son did fight back after another student initiated a fight after school, and that her son, who is a junior and an honor student, was injured as a result of the fight.
She said her son was disciplined the same as the student who initiated the fight and said it was unfair.
The mother said she was also worried that the demerit her son received will hurt her son’s college acceptances. She said colleges would not look at the reasons why the demerit was received but how many there are.
Source
While the intention of the zero tolerance for fighting is good, it also means that students can not defend themselves against bullies without landing in trouble.
Story:
Weatherly parents concerned about school district's disciplinary policies .
(One woman) said her son was taught to defend himself if he was attacked.
She said her son did fight back after another student initiated a fight after school, and that her son, who is a junior and an honor student, was injured as a result of the fight.
She said her son was disciplined the same as the student who initiated the fight and said it was unfair.
The mother said she was also worried that the demerit her son received will hurt her son’s college acceptances. She said colleges would not look at the reasons why the demerit was received but how many there are.
Source
Sunday, April 02, 2006
"Batman" charged after all
Does the food make you overweight as well as aggressive?
Story:
The Tarrant County district attorney's office has charged a Cresson man accused of threatening a woman with a baseball bat at a Forest Hill McDonald's, reversing an earlier decision by the office.
"He not only walked toward her with the bat, but a witness describes him squaring off in what was considered a batting position and threatening her verbally."
When the man tripped, the woman got the bat away from him and struck him on the top of his head, the spokesman said.
Source
Story:
The Tarrant County district attorney's office has charged a Cresson man accused of threatening a woman with a baseball bat at a Forest Hill McDonald's, reversing an earlier decision by the office.
"He not only walked toward her with the bat, but a witness describes him squaring off in what was considered a batting position and threatening her verbally."
When the man tripped, the woman got the bat away from him and struck him on the top of his head, the spokesman said.
Source
I'm important
...and you're not!
So please be advised that I will attack you if you stand in my way! I will most probably use a cell phone, golf clubs, a hand bag or my car keys, since my hands are far to important to be wasted on you.
Story:
US Congress woman Cynthia McKinney has (of course) a good explanation why she punched that pesky cop who didn't know who she was.
The important person (sorry) very important person - was on her way to a very important meeting with some very important people, to discuss some very important issues.
Source
So please be advised that I will attack you if you stand in my way! I will most probably use a cell phone, golf clubs, a hand bag or my car keys, since my hands are far to important to be wasted on you.
Story:
US Congress woman Cynthia McKinney has (of course) a good explanation why she punched that pesky cop who didn't know who she was.
The important person (sorry) very important person - was on her way to a very important meeting with some very important people, to discuss some very important issues.
Source
A proud mother
And we wonder how someone end up violent and abusive...?
Oh, and please don't go to hard on this poor kid, I'm sure she was only defending herself against brutal police, media and judges.
Read this story, it's funny, but at the same time scary!
14-year-old Leanne Black, up in court in Newbury, Berkshire, over her second drink-driving offence (the first occurred when she was 12), arrived at court and threw eggs at the media and then went completely doolally when told she would be serving four months in a secure training unit, followed by four months under supervision in the community.
Leaping out of the dock she punched Lesley Gilmore, the prosecutor, in the back, threw a jug of water over the magistrates and their clerk, kicked furniture as she ran around probation officers, swept effects off desks and onto the ground, and screamed abuse at the top of her voice until she was dragged off.
Outside court Black’s mother Nora, who has six other children, flashed her considerable backside at photographers, yelling: “Go on then, film this.”
Speaking about her daughter, who has repeatedly been up on charges of burglary, criminal damage, harassment and breaching a curfew, Nora said, “I’m proud of her”, adding that Leanne was “posh” and would make somebody a lovely wife.
Source
Oh, and please don't go to hard on this poor kid, I'm sure she was only defending herself against brutal police, media and judges.
Read this story, it's funny, but at the same time scary!
14-year-old Leanne Black, up in court in Newbury, Berkshire, over her second drink-driving offence (the first occurred when she was 12), arrived at court and threw eggs at the media and then went completely doolally when told she would be serving four months in a secure training unit, followed by four months under supervision in the community.
Leaping out of the dock she punched Lesley Gilmore, the prosecutor, in the back, threw a jug of water over the magistrates and their clerk, kicked furniture as she ran around probation officers, swept effects off desks and onto the ground, and screamed abuse at the top of her voice until she was dragged off.
Outside court Black’s mother Nora, who has six other children, flashed her considerable backside at photographers, yelling: “Go on then, film this.”
Speaking about her daughter, who has repeatedly been up on charges of burglary, criminal damage, harassment and breaching a curfew, Nora said, “I’m proud of her”, adding that Leanne was “posh” and would make somebody a lovely wife.
Source
How brave you all are!
Well, how brave you are to attack a defenseless, disabled teenager.
How tough the three of you must be to attack this kid who has done you no harm.
I am amazed by the degree of courage and outstanding strength and power you all showed in going for this mighty opponent.
You must be really proud of yourselves - another one down!
His mum says:
'Nicky would love to be like a normal 17-year-old but he isn't. I hope these people realise how lucky they are that they have a life.'
I would really like to tell this woman that these "persons" don't have a life. They may walk around like you and I, but they don't live, since they obviously can't think, act and behave like humans are supposed to behave.
I would also like to extend my apology to this kid and his mother. I am ashamed, I am angry and I'm sad.
Rest assured though - sooner or later fate will catch up with "people" like this. You always reap what you sow.
Source
How tough the three of you must be to attack this kid who has done you no harm.
I am amazed by the degree of courage and outstanding strength and power you all showed in going for this mighty opponent.
You must be really proud of yourselves - another one down!
His mum says:
'Nicky would love to be like a normal 17-year-old but he isn't. I hope these people realise how lucky they are that they have a life.'
I would really like to tell this woman that these "persons" don't have a life. They may walk around like you and I, but they don't live, since they obviously can't think, act and behave like humans are supposed to behave.
I would also like to extend my apology to this kid and his mother. I am ashamed, I am angry and I'm sad.
Rest assured though - sooner or later fate will catch up with "people" like this. You always reap what you sow.
Source
Internet "playing" field
Cyber bullying:
The days when a school bully would steal your lunch money or rough you up after dismissal seem almost quaint. Today, the Internet has become a playground where bullies are equally vicious - and far more difficult to detect.
Masked behind the anonymity of a screen name, cyberbullies feel they can say just about anything without getting caught. They post humiliating photographs and spread hateful rumors. They create polls in which classmates are nominated for degrading titles. They even threaten death.
And the beauty - or in this case, the horror - of the Internet is that the messages are right there for the world to see.
Source
The days when a school bully would steal your lunch money or rough you up after dismissal seem almost quaint. Today, the Internet has become a playground where bullies are equally vicious - and far more difficult to detect.
Masked behind the anonymity of a screen name, cyberbullies feel they can say just about anything without getting caught. They post humiliating photographs and spread hateful rumors. They create polls in which classmates are nominated for degrading titles. They even threaten death.
And the beauty - or in this case, the horror - of the Internet is that the messages are right there for the world to see.
Source
A family that fights
A family that fights one another - gets thrown out...
But as the story goes: Keep it in the family!
Story:
When mom lit up her morning cigarette on Friday, her son "became irate," according to a County Sheriff's report.
The 14-year-old hit her about the head and neck, pushed her around, cursed and threatened her then tried to fold her into an open sofabed, the report said.
The boy tends to get violent when angry, the report states.
(not sh.. Shirley!)
Mother and son were living with the teen's grandmother until the elder woman kicked them out of the house.
Source
But as the story goes: Keep it in the family!
Story:
When mom lit up her morning cigarette on Friday, her son "became irate," according to a County Sheriff's report.
The 14-year-old hit her about the head and neck, pushed her around, cursed and threatened her then tried to fold her into an open sofabed, the report said.
The boy tends to get violent when angry, the report states.
(not sh.. Shirley!)
Mother and son were living with the teen's grandmother until the elder woman kicked them out of the house.
Source
Tools of the trade
Fighting unarmed? When you have golf clubs and cutlery?
It seems you don't need an iron fist when you have a 9-iron.
Story:
(The 65-year-old grandmother) threw a handful of silverware at her grandson's friend, the report said, apparently in retaliation for an earlier encounter with a golf club.
It seems the boy at whom all that cutlery was aimed had accidentally struck his friend with the iron.
Source
It seems you don't need an iron fist when you have a 9-iron.
Story:
(The 65-year-old grandmother) threw a handful of silverware at her grandson's friend, the report said, apparently in retaliation for an earlier encounter with a golf club.
It seems the boy at whom all that cutlery was aimed had accidentally struck his friend with the iron.
Source
Attacking the press
Attacking the press with words? Sure, be my guest!
But, please, leave any other means out!
Anyone doing their job like it's supposed to be carried out, should never have to deal with threats, intimidation, harassments or physical violence.
You may be provoked, you may disagree, you may be angry, you may be under influence, confused, bitter, out of bounds and hateful. But that is never, ever an excuse for violence of any kind.
Excuses are for losers anyhow.
Source
But, please, leave any other means out!
Anyone doing their job like it's supposed to be carried out, should never have to deal with threats, intimidation, harassments or physical violence.
You may be provoked, you may disagree, you may be angry, you may be under influence, confused, bitter, out of bounds and hateful. But that is never, ever an excuse for violence of any kind.
Excuses are for losers anyhow.
Source
Self defense training for girls
It's a lesson that proved effective for one Fresno girl, and now police want to make sure other students learn how to fight off a would-be attacker.
(...) said Thursday night's class was a follow-up to one he conducted with the girls back in December. One of the participants in the past session used the lessons she learned in the class to fight off and run away from a would-be attacker.
Source
(...) said Thursday night's class was a follow-up to one he conducted with the girls back in December. One of the participants in the past session used the lessons she learned in the class to fight off and run away from a would-be attacker.
Source
Good job!
UK -- A woman fought off a knife-wielding attacker using only a personal alarm and skills learnt on a self-defence course.
The 48-year-old Italian was confronted by a man with a knife in the backstreets of London.
She kept her head, and, whipping out the personal alarm given to her as part of the course, the deafening noise scared of her assailant, who left empty handed.
She said she had realised he was following her: "We had been taught to notice our surroundings on the course and I realised it was important to take control of the situation.
Source
The 48-year-old Italian was confronted by a man with a knife in the backstreets of London.
She kept her head, and, whipping out the personal alarm given to her as part of the course, the deafening noise scared of her assailant, who left empty handed.
She said she had realised he was following her: "We had been taught to notice our surroundings on the course and I realised it was important to take control of the situation.
Source
That's (not) a big help
Changing your route - now that's a big help...
Story:
(...) power-walked in the center of town, listening to tunes on a CD player. She said she had not heard of the assaults in which two women escaped without serious injury by resisting an attacker.
"I try not to go the same route when I walk," said the 48-year-old nursing assistant who has lived here for 17 years."
Source
Story:
(...) power-walked in the center of town, listening to tunes on a CD player. She said she had not heard of the assaults in which two women escaped without serious injury by resisting an attacker.
"I try not to go the same route when I walk," said the 48-year-old nursing assistant who has lived here for 17 years."
Source
Private security on the rise
UK: Security companies said last night it was not just the famous who were taking on private patrols to guard their streets, and that within months the service would spread across the UK.
The companies have benefited from the fear-factor generated by high-profile attacks, such as the murder of City financier John Monckton in December 2004 in London's Chelsea. He and his wife were stabbed after opening the door to their attackers. The crime was witnessed by their daughter Isobel, aged nine.
Source
The companies have benefited from the fear-factor generated by high-profile attacks, such as the murder of City financier John Monckton in December 2004 in London's Chelsea. He and his wife were stabbed after opening the door to their attackers. The crime was witnessed by their daughter Isobel, aged nine.
Source
Excuse me?
It wasn't me - I was not there - I must have been drunk - it was in self-defense - it was dark - I didn't know what I was doing - - the voices in my head made me do it - I was desperate - she asked for it - he started it - I was only trying to be friendly - I had forgotten to take my medicines - and so on, and so forth.
Yet, this must be the most bizarre and stupid excuse so far. I mean, holly cow!
Story:
China: A 43-year-old man has been arrested after attempting to rape a 75-year-old woman.
The farmer, from Taishan in Guangdong Province, had been feeling unwell for a week, complaining of headaches, but instead of seeing a doctor he went to a shaman. The shaman advised him that the only way to cure the headache was to have sex with an old woman.
Source
Yet, this must be the most bizarre and stupid excuse so far. I mean, holly cow!
Story:
China: A 43-year-old man has been arrested after attempting to rape a 75-year-old woman.
The farmer, from Taishan in Guangdong Province, had been feeling unwell for a week, complaining of headaches, but instead of seeing a doctor he went to a shaman. The shaman advised him that the only way to cure the headache was to have sex with an old woman.
Source
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Safe Delhi Campaign
Seems like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with the Delhi government and Jagori, are taking steps to make the city safer.
Story:
India -- "The Safe Delhi Campaign will include lighting up of poorly lit areas, conducting gender sensitisation programmes and self-defence classes for women," says Ankur Bhatia, chairman, Delhi State Council, CII.
The self-defence classes for women would be conducted with the help of Delhi Police and other trainers, adds Bhatia.
Source
Story:
India -- "The Safe Delhi Campaign will include lighting up of poorly lit areas, conducting gender sensitisation programmes and self-defence classes for women," says Ankur Bhatia, chairman, Delhi State Council, CII.
The self-defence classes for women would be conducted with the help of Delhi Police and other trainers, adds Bhatia.
Source
School curriculum self-defense
I really hope more schools eventually put somthing like this this into their curriculum - great idea!
Story:
South Point School has set on a mission of training all its students in self-defence.
The rise in child abuse and kidnapping cases has prompted the authorities to make karate and yoga compulsory for every student.
Courses made compulsory for self-defence & concentration.
Source
Story:
South Point School has set on a mission of training all its students in self-defence.
The rise in child abuse and kidnapping cases has prompted the authorities to make karate and yoga compulsory for every student.
Courses made compulsory for self-defence & concentration.
Source
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