Arcane moral values and scary attitudes towards women are being presented in a recent report from a research group at the Norwegian Attorney General.
The report shows that several jury members in rape cases often times will question the moral character of the female victim - "nice girls don't act like this", seems to be a common allegation. Members of the jury will many times challenge the actions of the victim prior to the alleged rape.
On the other hand, the defendant may likely get sympathy from these jury members.
The people in this report had been jury members in six cases which had overturned a previous court sentence.
One may really begin to wonder the jury selection process ...
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
"Poor kid"
Sweden -- How dare these pesky teachers harass a "poor kid" like this. Since the kids are allowed to do exactly as they please at home, they sure can't expect to do less at school, right?
So, we must consider if this 45-year-old teacher had it coming when he told a 19-year-old student to remove his caps in class.
The student probably had a bad hair day, so he assaulted the nagging teacher, trying to choke him (probably just trying to get him to "shut the f*** up").
The poor, helpless, freezing kid - being shown so little respect - was arrested by police.
Seriously, how are these youngsters brought up at home?
So, we must consider if this 45-year-old teacher had it coming when he told a 19-year-old student to remove his caps in class.
The student probably had a bad hair day, so he assaulted the nagging teacher, trying to choke him (probably just trying to get him to "shut the f*** up").
The poor, helpless, freezing kid - being shown so little respect - was arrested by police.
Seriously, how are these youngsters brought up at home?
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Hazards at work, 38
Oh yes, that's a fine way to raise your children - a swell mother and outstanding citizen indeed!
Story:
UK -- A shop assistant has been attacked by an angry customer who threw a bottle at her after complaining about the price of her shopping.
Witnesses said there was blood 'all over the floor' when the shop worker was attacked by the woman who was with her two children.
The shopper hit out at the assistant at Savers Health and Beauty in Woolwich at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
The woman had been turned away from the shop because she had become abusive, saying "I'll knock you out".
She exploded when the price of her shopping came to £51, and returned 20 minutes later when staff again refused to serve her. The shopper then turned violent.
"We refused to serve her so she kicked off, started running her pram into other customers. She called us racist. Then she threw a bottle at me, a full bottle of water. It must have been the lid that hit me because it cut into my head and there was blood all over my head."
The shop assistant says she has been suffering from headaches since the incident.
Source
Story:
UK -- A shop assistant has been attacked by an angry customer who threw a bottle at her after complaining about the price of her shopping.
Witnesses said there was blood 'all over the floor' when the shop worker was attacked by the woman who was with her two children.
The shopper hit out at the assistant at Savers Health and Beauty in Woolwich at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
The woman had been turned away from the shop because she had become abusive, saying "I'll knock you out".
She exploded when the price of her shopping came to £51, and returned 20 minutes later when staff again refused to serve her. The shopper then turned violent.
"We refused to serve her so she kicked off, started running her pram into other customers. She called us racist. Then she threw a bottle at me, a full bottle of water. It must have been the lid that hit me because it cut into my head and there was blood all over my head."
The shop assistant says she has been suffering from headaches since the incident.
Source
Monday, March 26, 2007
Paranoid?
Maybe it's a bit paranoid to look into your vehicle before entering?
Or maybe it's a good idea? After all things like this happen to someone ...
And this someone could never be you or me, right?
Story:
Tennessee -- Sheer terror greeted a woman early Sunday as she drove away from a Memphis gas station and a carjacker popped up in her car's back seat.
The woman had filled up at the a gas station about 3 a.m. When she went inside to pay the carjacker got into her car. As she drove away from the station he attacked her.
The woman fought with the suspect, then jumped from her moving vehicle and ran toward the store, police said.
Instead of driving away with the car, the carjacker turned it around and began chasing her. The woman was able to evade the carjacker by running between two buildings. The suspect then drove off.
Source
Or maybe it's a good idea? After all things like this happen to someone ...
And this someone could never be you or me, right?
Story:
Tennessee -- Sheer terror greeted a woman early Sunday as she drove away from a Memphis gas station and a carjacker popped up in her car's back seat.
The woman had filled up at the a gas station about 3 a.m. When she went inside to pay the carjacker got into her car. As she drove away from the station he attacked her.
The woman fought with the suspect, then jumped from her moving vehicle and ran toward the store, police said.
Instead of driving away with the car, the carjacker turned it around and began chasing her. The woman was able to evade the carjacker by running between two buildings. The suspect then drove off.
Source
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Hazards at work, 37
A 34-year-old Arizona man has been charged with assaulting two crew members aboard a flight from Phoenix to Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Saturday, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority police.
The man assaulted the crew members aboard the America West flight that landed at BWI around 4 p.m. Saturday. The man, who may have been under the influence of alcohol, had to be restrained with flexicuffs.
Source
The man assaulted the crew members aboard the America West flight that landed at BWI around 4 p.m. Saturday. The man, who may have been under the influence of alcohol, had to be restrained with flexicuffs.
Source
Asking for directions
Asking for directions is a very common way to distract a potential victim...
Story 1:
West Virginia -- City police are working to determine if a possible abduction attempt in Martins Ferry late Sunday involved the man wanted in the recent abduction and rape of a Wheeling girl.
The suspect wanted in the abduction of the Wheeling girl also is believed to have been responsible for the attempted abduction of a Martins Ferry teen on Feb. 18. In both of those instances, the suspect asked the victim for directions before attacking them.
According to a report from the Martins Ferry Police Department, the suspect in Sunday's incident pulled along side the teen, and he became aggravated when she would not answer his questions. The report does not indicate what was asked.
Story 2:
Illinois -- Chicago Police are looking for two people who attempted to abduct a woman in the Hyde Park area on the South Side on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old woman was walking in the area about 10 p.m. Tuesday when a man asked her for directions, then grabbed her as she approached his vehicle. A struggle ensued and the woman was able to flee from the offender.
Story 3:
New Zealand -- Police are looking for a man in his late 20s or early 30s who attempted to get a 15 year old girl into his car in Wainuiomata last night.
Lower Hutt Police said the girl was walking home alone around 6.50pm when the man approached her in a car and asked for directions.
After giving him directions she carried on but a short time later noticed the same vehicle approach and stop in the middle of the road.
Police said the driver aggressively demanded she get into the vehicle the girl responded by screaming out which caused the man to drive away.
Source (1) - Source (2) - Source (3)
Story 1:
West Virginia -- City police are working to determine if a possible abduction attempt in Martins Ferry late Sunday involved the man wanted in the recent abduction and rape of a Wheeling girl.
The suspect wanted in the abduction of the Wheeling girl also is believed to have been responsible for the attempted abduction of a Martins Ferry teen on Feb. 18. In both of those instances, the suspect asked the victim for directions before attacking them.
According to a report from the Martins Ferry Police Department, the suspect in Sunday's incident pulled along side the teen, and he became aggravated when she would not answer his questions. The report does not indicate what was asked.
Story 2:
Illinois -- Chicago Police are looking for two people who attempted to abduct a woman in the Hyde Park area on the South Side on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old woman was walking in the area about 10 p.m. Tuesday when a man asked her for directions, then grabbed her as she approached his vehicle. A struggle ensued and the woman was able to flee from the offender.
Story 3:
New Zealand -- Police are looking for a man in his late 20s or early 30s who attempted to get a 15 year old girl into his car in Wainuiomata last night.
Lower Hutt Police said the girl was walking home alone around 6.50pm when the man approached her in a car and asked for directions.
After giving him directions she carried on but a short time later noticed the same vehicle approach and stop in the middle of the road.
Police said the driver aggressively demanded she get into the vehicle the girl responded by screaming out which caused the man to drive away.
Source (1) - Source (2) - Source (3)
Friday, March 23, 2007
Hazards at work, 36
Seems like this guy didn't want to be released from prison.
Story:
Louisiana -- A 70-year-old Dixon Correctional Institution inmate is accused of choking and attempting to rape a woman security officer at the Jackson prison Friday.
The inmate, who was arrested in 1984 and sent to Angola four years later on an attempted murder conviction, had been respected by security officers and other inmates alike, a warden said. The man was scheduled to be released in 2009.
The woman officer, who momentarily blacked out during the attack but regained consciousness to fend off the rape attempt, was not seriously injured, the warden said.
The attack occurred shortly after 10 a.m. as the officer and the inmate worked in a canteen at one of the two main housing units of the prison, bagging items for sale to inmates when the canteen would open.
The inmate is accused of using a bandanna from the canteen's inventory to temporarily subdue the officer, but she was able to resume her struggle as "he tried to take advantage of her," the spokesman said.
"She fought her way out of there," the spokesman said, adding that the officer eventually put out a call for help on her radio.
Source
Story:
Louisiana -- A 70-year-old Dixon Correctional Institution inmate is accused of choking and attempting to rape a woman security officer at the Jackson prison Friday.
The inmate, who was arrested in 1984 and sent to Angola four years later on an attempted murder conviction, had been respected by security officers and other inmates alike, a warden said. The man was scheduled to be released in 2009.
The woman officer, who momentarily blacked out during the attack but regained consciousness to fend off the rape attempt, was not seriously injured, the warden said.
The attack occurred shortly after 10 a.m. as the officer and the inmate worked in a canteen at one of the two main housing units of the prison, bagging items for sale to inmates when the canteen would open.
The inmate is accused of using a bandanna from the canteen's inventory to temporarily subdue the officer, but she was able to resume her struggle as "he tried to take advantage of her," the spokesman said.
"She fought her way out of there," the spokesman said, adding that the officer eventually put out a call for help on her radio.
Source
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Raised no flags
Sadly, even if you follow all security procedures, there's no way to avoid "smart" criminals.
Story:
Missouri -- Authorities continued their search Wednesday for a 48-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 24-year-old real estate agent while pretending to be in the market to buy a house.
The man, formerly of Las Vegas, was released January 23 from a Texas prison after serving a five-year sentence for bank fraud.
Using an alias, he allegedly pulled out a handgun about 5 p.m. Sunday when he and the real estate agent were in the basement of a house in Weldon Spring. Wilson handcuffed the woman to a pole and sexually assaulted her. The assailant also allegedly put a knife to her throat.
The woman was later found by her husband and co-workers.
Source
Story:
Missouri -- Authorities continued their search Wednesday for a 48-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 24-year-old real estate agent while pretending to be in the market to buy a house.
The man, formerly of Las Vegas, was released January 23 from a Texas prison after serving a five-year sentence for bank fraud.
Using an alias, he allegedly pulled out a handgun about 5 p.m. Sunday when he and the real estate agent were in the basement of a house in Weldon Spring. Wilson handcuffed the woman to a pole and sexually assaulted her. The assailant also allegedly put a knife to her throat.
The woman was later found by her husband and co-workers.
Source
Hazards at work, 35
Denmark -- It was close to 4 a.m. in the morning in central Copenhagen, when a man attempted to rape a woman delivering newspapers.
The 24-year-old woman was halfway through her round when a man accosted her at a street corner and offered her money.
When the woman refused his offer, the man assaulted her. He punched her to the face several times and forced her to the ground.
The woman was screaming as the perpetrator managed to remove the her pants. Luckily, a witness was awakened by the noise. As the witness opened his windows to see what was going on, the perpetrator took off.
Source
The 24-year-old woman was halfway through her round when a man accosted her at a street corner and offered her money.
When the woman refused his offer, the man assaulted her. He punched her to the face several times and forced her to the ground.
The woman was screaming as the perpetrator managed to remove the her pants. Luckily, a witness was awakened by the noise. As the witness opened his windows to see what was going on, the perpetrator took off.
Source
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
UN report critisises Sweden
Sweden -- According to gotlandstidningar.se, a resent UN report criticises the Swedish government, stating more should be done to protect Swedish women against violence.
The reported number of crimes against women in Sweden is on the rise. During the month of January (2007), there were 60 more instances of rape and 200 more instances of assault being reported to police compared to the same period in 2006.
On a total, there was 3 250 reported instances of such crimes being reported during January 2007.
The reported number of crimes against women in Sweden is on the rise. During the month of January (2007), there were 60 more instances of rape and 200 more instances of assault being reported to police compared to the same period in 2006.
On a total, there was 3 250 reported instances of such crimes being reported during January 2007.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Not paying attention
Illinois -- A 19-year-old Millikin University student fought off a would-be robber about 7:45 p.m. Friday.
The young woman told police she was walking from her apartment to a friend's apartment, Decatur police said.
"She was trying to text message a friend on her cell phone and wasn't paying a lot of attention to her surroundings," a police spokesman said. "A man came up behind her and grabbed her purse. She tried to run but the assailant grabbed the front of her shirt."
The woman punched her assailant in the upper body and ran back to her apartment where she called university security personnel. The would-be robber left empty-handed.
Source
The young woman told police she was walking from her apartment to a friend's apartment, Decatur police said.
"She was trying to text message a friend on her cell phone and wasn't paying a lot of attention to her surroundings," a police spokesman said. "A man came up behind her and grabbed her purse. She tried to run but the assailant grabbed the front of her shirt."
The woman punched her assailant in the upper body and ran back to her apartment where she called university security personnel. The would-be robber left empty-handed.
Source
Monday, March 19, 2007
Hazards at work, 34
Sweden -- Threats and violence against Uppsala ambulance personnel is far more widespread than what the official statistics show, according to unt.se.
In fact, violence is such a regular occurrence that many don't bother to press charges or even file reports, according to health personnel.
Patients starting to fight during rescue operations, threats and violence from bystanders, drunken people interfering during the Weekends, and even assaults with axes and knives, are just some of the examples.
In fact, violence is such a regular occurrence that many don't bother to press charges or even file reports, according to health personnel.
Patients starting to fight during rescue operations, threats and violence from bystanders, drunken people interfering during the Weekends, and even assaults with axes and knives, are just some of the examples.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Classic distraction
Here's a classic distraction technique, involving two or more perpetrators. This incident describes a carjacking, but similar methods is used in thefts and robberies as well.
Story:
California -- The 4:03 p.m. carjacking occurred in a Kmart parking.
A 24-year-old man pulled into the lot in his car Saturday afternoon, when a woman approached and began a conversation, according to Antioch police.
While they spoke, the gunman climbed into the driver's-side passenger door, held a revolver to the back of driver's head and ordered him to empty his pockets.
The gunman then ordered the driver out of the vehicle, which he then stole. The woman fled in another vehicle.
Source
Story:
California -- The 4:03 p.m. carjacking occurred in a Kmart parking.
A 24-year-old man pulled into the lot in his car Saturday afternoon, when a woman approached and began a conversation, according to Antioch police.
While they spoke, the gunman climbed into the driver's-side passenger door, held a revolver to the back of driver's head and ordered him to empty his pockets.
The gunman then ordered the driver out of the vehicle, which he then stole. The woman fled in another vehicle.
Source
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Hazards at work, 33
Sweden -- A bus driver in Umeaa was assaulted Saturday night by an unruly passenger - a drunken male in his 50s.
The passenger claimed the driver was playing music too loud, and subsequently hit the driver with a shoe.
The driver was not badly injured from the assault, and the man was later arrested by police.
Source
The passenger claimed the driver was playing music too loud, and subsequently hit the driver with a shoe.
The driver was not badly injured from the assault, and the man was later arrested by police.
Source
Friday, March 16, 2007
'Peas-keeper'
Here's your new self-defense weapon "the peas-keeper" :-)
Brilliant teamwork, I'd say!
Story:
UK -- Two plucky pensioners foiled a chip shop robber with a bowl of mushy peas and a pan of boiling hot water, a court heard today.
The 21-year-old robber stormed in with a hammer and jumped over the counter of shop in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
The masked raider struck the 65-year-old male owner on the head and shoulder before his 61-year-old partner came into the room with a bowl of peas. She threw the peas at the robber causing him to slip over.
The robber got back to his feet and tried to open the cash till but was stopped in his tracks as the couple picked up a pan of water and launched it at him.
The raider ran out of the shop empty-handed and was later found to have suffered burns to his right arm, chest and neck, which needed hospital treatment.
Source
Brilliant teamwork, I'd say!
Story:
UK -- Two plucky pensioners foiled a chip shop robber with a bowl of mushy peas and a pan of boiling hot water, a court heard today.
The 21-year-old robber stormed in with a hammer and jumped over the counter of shop in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
The masked raider struck the 65-year-old male owner on the head and shoulder before his 61-year-old partner came into the room with a bowl of peas. She threw the peas at the robber causing him to slip over.
The robber got back to his feet and tried to open the cash till but was stopped in his tracks as the couple picked up a pan of water and launched it at him.
The raider ran out of the shop empty-handed and was later found to have suffered burns to his right arm, chest and neck, which needed hospital treatment.
Source
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Hazards at work, 32
Story 1:
A 15-year-old girl punched her teacher 10 times in the face and chest Tuesday morning after the teacher tried to take her cell phone away, police and MPS officials said.
A stricter ban on cell phones went into effect last month in Milwaukee Public Schools after several students used their phones to call outsiders to participate in fights.
Police said the student at Fritsche Middle School's LEAP program was talking on the phone during class when the teacher, a 54-year-old female, tried to confiscate it.
She wound up with a "chipped tooth and pain and redness in the face," an MPS spokeswoman said.
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Story 2:
Another Philadelphia schoolteacher has been the victim of a vicious attack by students.
Joseph Smith, a teacher at the Deburgos School in North Philadelphia, said on Thursday he was attacked by a 14-year-old girl.
"Our kids have no belief and respect, no respect. There's no respect for authority," Smith said.
He was attacked after he said a 14-year-old female student grabbed a classroom phone to make prank calls and refused to stop. Smith said the girl hit him with the telephone and then hit him again with a dictionary, before more students joined in on the attack.
The attack comes a week after a Germantown High School teacher had his neck broken allegedly by two students.
Another teacher told NBC 10 News that his jaw was broken by a student at West Philadelphia High School in November.
The beatings come as a new report on violence in Philadelphia schools is released.
Source 1
Source 2
A 15-year-old girl punched her teacher 10 times in the face and chest Tuesday morning after the teacher tried to take her cell phone away, police and MPS officials said.
A stricter ban on cell phones went into effect last month in Milwaukee Public Schools after several students used their phones to call outsiders to participate in fights.
Police said the student at Fritsche Middle School's LEAP program was talking on the phone during class when the teacher, a 54-year-old female, tried to confiscate it.
She wound up with a "chipped tooth and pain and redness in the face," an MPS spokeswoman said.
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Story 2:
Another Philadelphia schoolteacher has been the victim of a vicious attack by students.
Joseph Smith, a teacher at the Deburgos School in North Philadelphia, said on Thursday he was attacked by a 14-year-old girl.
"Our kids have no belief and respect, no respect. There's no respect for authority," Smith said.
He was attacked after he said a 14-year-old female student grabbed a classroom phone to make prank calls and refused to stop. Smith said the girl hit him with the telephone and then hit him again with a dictionary, before more students joined in on the attack.
The attack comes a week after a Germantown High School teacher had his neck broken allegedly by two students.
Another teacher told NBC 10 News that his jaw was broken by a student at West Philadelphia High School in November.
The beatings come as a new report on violence in Philadelphia schools is released.
Source 1
Source 2
Busted
In one word: Respect. This gent is really something! Karate, kung-fu, who cares - this is just one tough dude.
Story ('Karate kick Buster, 100, floors gang'):
Britain's oldest worker told on Wednesday how he fought off a gang of would-be muggers – using kung fu. Buster Martin showed that, even at 100, he still knew how to handle himself when he was confronted by the teenagers after a night at the pub.
The World War II veteran scared his three attackers so much they fled empty-handed. Mr Martin, a car washer-cum-mechanic, said: 'They just came at me and pushed me against a wall and tried to take my money from me.
'Then they pushed me on the floor and I went mad. I was lashing out on the floor and then I stood up and was kicking them all.
'I pushed one and kung fu kicked the other one between the legs and he let out a scream. They ran off scared after I did that and I still had all my money.'
Source
Story ('Karate kick Buster, 100, floors gang'):
Britain's oldest worker told on Wednesday how he fought off a gang of would-be muggers – using kung fu. Buster Martin showed that, even at 100, he still knew how to handle himself when he was confronted by the teenagers after a night at the pub.
The World War II veteran scared his three attackers so much they fled empty-handed. Mr Martin, a car washer-cum-mechanic, said: 'They just came at me and pushed me against a wall and tried to take my money from me.
'Then they pushed me on the floor and I went mad. I was lashing out on the floor and then I stood up and was kicking them all.
'I pushed one and kung fu kicked the other one between the legs and he let out a scream. They ran off scared after I did that and I still had all my money.'
Source
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
More music
Australia -- Police investigating a sexual assault in Sydney have warned women wearing iPods to stay alert to what is going on around them.
The 22-year-old victim had been listening to music on her iPod and was unaware a man had followed her from Town Hall Station to her work about 9:15 a.m. on February 20.
Police say the man indecently assaulted her in a stairwell leading from the foyer to the first floor, before she managed to fight him off and run to a nearby shop for help.
She returned to work and immediately contacted police, who are treating the case as an attempted sexual assault.
Source
The 22-year-old victim had been listening to music on her iPod and was unaware a man had followed her from Town Hall Station to her work about 9:15 a.m. on February 20.
Police say the man indecently assaulted her in a stairwell leading from the foyer to the first floor, before she managed to fight him off and run to a nearby shop for help.
She returned to work and immediately contacted police, who are treating the case as an attempted sexual assault.
Source
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Entering your car
Entering you house or your car is the moment you should be aware - unfortunately many are not. We are often preoccupied by things we are going to do, rather than what we are doing right there and then.
Criminals are aware of the fact, and may strike at that point.
Story:
Indiana -- Police on Wednesday night released a composite sketch of a male they believe raped, robbed and carjacked an Indianapolis woman this week and had received numerous tips after that release.
The woman told police that she had just returned to her car in a downtown parking garage after work Monday when a male approached her, told her he had a weapon and forced her to drive him to a bank. The attacker made her withdraw money and raped her before she escaped, police said.
Also Wednesday, police said they're checking similarities between Monday's rape and an unsolved rape of a teacher in 2006.
Police said the teacher had just entered her car to leave the Sycamore School in April when a male entered the vehicle, pulled out a gun and told her to drive.
The gunman forced the teacher to drive to a nearby neighborhood before sexually assaulting her in the car, police said. Then they drove to a bank, where he made her withdraw money from an automated teller machine, police said.
They then drove to a different school and raped her in the car, according to police. The gunman then left the teacher, taking the money, her driver's license and her cell phone.
Source
Criminals are aware of the fact, and may strike at that point.
Story:
Indiana -- Police on Wednesday night released a composite sketch of a male they believe raped, robbed and carjacked an Indianapolis woman this week and had received numerous tips after that release.
The woman told police that she had just returned to her car in a downtown parking garage after work Monday when a male approached her, told her he had a weapon and forced her to drive him to a bank. The attacker made her withdraw money and raped her before she escaped, police said.
Also Wednesday, police said they're checking similarities between Monday's rape and an unsolved rape of a teacher in 2006.
Police said the teacher had just entered her car to leave the Sycamore School in April when a male entered the vehicle, pulled out a gun and told her to drive.
The gunman forced the teacher to drive to a nearby neighborhood before sexually assaulting her in the car, police said. Then they drove to a bank, where he made her withdraw money from an automated teller machine, police said.
They then drove to a different school and raped her in the car, according to police. The gunman then left the teacher, taking the money, her driver's license and her cell phone.
Source
Monday, March 12, 2007
Multiple strategies
Research has clearly shown that your odds increase if you use multiple strategies in defending yourself. Here's a great example.
I would also like to praise this young woman for her will to fight back, and by doing so, getting this perpetrator off the streets.
Story:
California -- A 33-year-old man, whose injuries matched those inflicted by a woman on an attacker who attempted to rape her, was arrested Tuesday.
On Saturday at approximately 3:45 p.m. a man entered a model home and asked the 19-year-old woman working there if he could use the bathroom.
The man exited the bathroom and after mumbling a few words to the victim, lunged at her, grabbing her by the neck.
As she fought back, the young woman was thrown into a back office where her pants were ripped as the attacker attempted to remove them.
Fighting the attacker off, she managed to dial 911 on a desk phone and her screams were heard. The man ripped the phone from the wall but the call was responded to by Apple Valley deputies.
They found the woman bleeding and suffering from injuries to the head and neck. She had stopped her attacker by kicking and scratching him. She had also bit the attacker’s index finger before he fled.
Source
I would also like to praise this young woman for her will to fight back, and by doing so, getting this perpetrator off the streets.
Story:
California -- A 33-year-old man, whose injuries matched those inflicted by a woman on an attacker who attempted to rape her, was arrested Tuesday.
On Saturday at approximately 3:45 p.m. a man entered a model home and asked the 19-year-old woman working there if he could use the bathroom.
The man exited the bathroom and after mumbling a few words to the victim, lunged at her, grabbing her by the neck.
As she fought back, the young woman was thrown into a back office where her pants were ripped as the attacker attempted to remove them.
Fighting the attacker off, she managed to dial 911 on a desk phone and her screams were heard. The man ripped the phone from the wall but the call was responded to by Apple Valley deputies.
They found the woman bleeding and suffering from injuries to the head and neck. She had stopped her attacker by kicking and scratching him. She had also bit the attacker’s index finger before he fled.
Source
'A-door-able'
Florida -- A woman slammed a man's arm in her front door after he barged into her apartment and tried to sexually assault her, a spokesman of the Tallahassee police said.
The 20-year-old woman was at her home about 11:20 a.m. when she heard a knock on the door. When she opened it, a man she didn't know forced his way inside, and the two struggled.
He grabbed her, ripped her shirt and tried to take off her pants, police said. She fought back, slamming his arm in the door several times before she got him out.
Source
The 20-year-old woman was at her home about 11:20 a.m. when she heard a knock on the door. When she opened it, a man she didn't know forced his way inside, and the two struggled.
He grabbed her, ripped her shirt and tried to take off her pants, police said. She fought back, slamming his arm in the door several times before she got him out.
Source
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Hazards at work, 31
A French television host, accused of attacking and sexually harassing Air France cabin staff while under the influence of alcohol, will appear in court next month, a court official said on Monday.
The man was detained on Sunday after returning from a visit to South Africa. According to French media, witnesses said he insulted cabin staff on board an Air France flight to South Africa on February 13, fondled a fellow passenger and slapped an air steward who tried to prevent him from drinking.
He was forcibly restrained, finishing the flight tied to his seat, media said, and cabin staff filed charges against him.
Source
The man was detained on Sunday after returning from a visit to South Africa. According to French media, witnesses said he insulted cabin staff on board an Air France flight to South Africa on February 13, fondled a fellow passenger and slapped an air steward who tried to prevent him from drinking.
He was forcibly restrained, finishing the flight tied to his seat, media said, and cabin staff filed charges against him.
Source
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Fought him off
Australia -- A serial rapist may be at work in Brisbane. In the second sex attack within a week, an 18-year-old woman managed to fight off a man who entered her home yesterday afternoon in East Brisbane, and tried to rape her.
There were striking similarities between the incident and the rape of a woman on Tuesday of last week – in the method of attack and description of the offender.
In yesterday's incident, the woman answered a knock at her front door at 2:40 p.m. to a man asking about her house being up for sale.
The woman gave the man a card but would not allow him in and told him to leave. A few minutes after she had closed the door and returned to her lounge room, the man, believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s, appeared and dragged her into a rear bedroom.
The pair struggled throughout the house before she fought him off, kicking him in the groin. When she pulled a carving knife out of a kitchen drawer, he ran out the front.
The man was described as about 177cm tall, with a slim but athletic build.
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There were striking similarities between the incident and the rape of a woman on Tuesday of last week – in the method of attack and description of the offender.
In yesterday's incident, the woman answered a knock at her front door at 2:40 p.m. to a man asking about her house being up for sale.
The woman gave the man a card but would not allow him in and told him to leave. A few minutes after she had closed the door and returned to her lounge room, the man, believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s, appeared and dragged her into a rear bedroom.
The pair struggled throughout the house before she fought him off, kicking him in the groin. When she pulled a carving knife out of a kitchen drawer, he ran out the front.
The man was described as about 177cm tall, with a slim but athletic build.
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Thursday, March 08, 2007
A coincidence?
Just a coincidence that this woman believed she was being followed, then notices she's got a flat tire, and then just out of nowhere the man shows up to "help her fix" the tyre ...?
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New Jersey -- A 31-year-old Easton man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and then tried to sexually assault her.
Authorities said the 26-year-old Hillsborough Township woman believed the man was following her Tuesday as she drove into Franklin Township and then noticed she had a flat tire.
The victim pulled into a motel and asked the manager to call 911 if he noticed anyone following her. She then drove away and pulled into a nearby service station.
Authorities said that's when the suspect pulled up and offered to fix the flat tire as the woman tried to make other arrangements to get home.
The suspect allegedly shoved her into his car and locked the doors before driving away with her. At some point he tried to sexually assault her. The woman escaped from the car at a red light and called 911, authorities said.
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New Jersey -- A 31-year-old Easton man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and then tried to sexually assault her.
Authorities said the 26-year-old Hillsborough Township woman believed the man was following her Tuesday as she drove into Franklin Township and then noticed she had a flat tire.
The victim pulled into a motel and asked the manager to call 911 if he noticed anyone following her. She then drove away and pulled into a nearby service station.
Authorities said that's when the suspect pulled up and offered to fix the flat tire as the woman tried to make other arrangements to get home.
The suspect allegedly shoved her into his car and locked the doors before driving away with her. At some point he tried to sexually assault her. The woman escaped from the car at a red light and called 911, authorities said.
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Didn't feel right
Illinois - It started off as an ordinary walk to school Wednesday, just like others the 13-year-old Peoria girl has taken countless times. But something didn't feel right.
She looked over her shoulder and saw a man she didn't know walking not far behind her.
No one else was around on this overgrown path next to railroad tracks in a wooded, secluded area in the city's North Valley.
She looked behind her again. He quickened his pace. Her heart beat faster. She started running, knowing she was trapped.
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She looked over her shoulder and saw a man she didn't know walking not far behind her.
No one else was around on this overgrown path next to railroad tracks in a wooded, secluded area in the city's North Valley.
She looked behind her again. He quickened his pace. Her heart beat faster. She started running, knowing she was trapped.
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Shin kick
Does it hurt to get a solid kick i the shins? Well why don't you just slam your leg into something hard and pointy to find out?
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Australia -- A teenage girl was walking to a school bus stop in Orelia (Perth) when she was grabbed by a well dressed man who had moments earlier stopped and asked for directions.
The quick thinking 13-year-old was pulled to within a metre of her attacker's car when she managed to break free.
"I was thinking how I could get away and what to do if he got me in the car,'' she said.
"I kicked him in the shin as hard as I could. He bent over and grunted and let go of me.''
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Australia -- A teenage girl was walking to a school bus stop in Orelia (Perth) when she was grabbed by a well dressed man who had moments earlier stopped and asked for directions.
The quick thinking 13-year-old was pulled to within a metre of her attacker's car when she managed to break free.
"I was thinking how I could get away and what to do if he got me in the car,'' she said.
"I kicked him in the shin as hard as I could. He bent over and grunted and let go of me.''
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Monday, March 05, 2007
More (un)safe deposits
North Carolina -- A Fayetteville gas station manager fought off a man trying to rob her of the station's nightly deposit Friday at a bank near a mall.
The man walked up to the woman while she was depositing the day's cash at Bank of America and pointed a gun at her, police said.
The two struggled, and the manager managed to get the cash into the deposit box.
After she did, the man hit her in the head with the butt of his gun, then ran off. Police said the woman had minor injuries.
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The man walked up to the woman while she was depositing the day's cash at Bank of America and pointed a gun at her, police said.
The two struggled, and the manager managed to get the cash into the deposit box.
After she did, the man hit her in the head with the butt of his gun, then ran off. Police said the woman had minor injuries.
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Shock waves
The number of attempted child abductions in Northern Ireland has rocketed by more than 50% in two years, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
Incidents reported to police as 'attempted child abduction' totalled a shock 71 last year, compared to 49 in 2005 and 42 in 2004.
The figures sent shock waves through the community last night - with calls for more action to be taken to protect children.
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Incidents reported to police as 'attempted child abduction' totalled a shock 71 last year, compared to 49 in 2005 and 42 in 2004.
The figures sent shock waves through the community last night - with calls for more action to be taken to protect children.
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Sunday, March 04, 2007
Unsafe deposit
California -- A businessman en route to make a deposit in Antioch was robbed in a bank parking lot Tuesday afternoon.
The 3:24 p.m. robbery occurred at a Bank of America branch parking lot. The 59-year-old victim had exited his vehicle when a pickup truck pulled up.
A man exited the passenger side, sprayed the victim in the face with peppers spray and tried to grab a deposit bag. The victim fought back but the assailant overwhelmed him.
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The 3:24 p.m. robbery occurred at a Bank of America branch parking lot. The 59-year-old victim had exited his vehicle when a pickup truck pulled up.
A man exited the passenger side, sprayed the victim in the face with peppers spray and tried to grab a deposit bag. The victim fought back but the assailant overwhelmed him.
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Hazards at work, 30
As a corruption probe begins in New Zealand prisons, there is evidence an increasing number of guards and their families are living in fear.
New Corrections figures show a record nine prison officers called on police for protection last year.
One family was removed from its home and put into protective custody.
The Corrections Association president says threats to staff are increasing, along with beefed up prison security.
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New Corrections figures show a record nine prison officers called on police for protection last year.
One family was removed from its home and put into protective custody.
The Corrections Association president says threats to staff are increasing, along with beefed up prison security.
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Saturday, March 03, 2007
He acted that way
I commend this woman for fighting back and probably saving her own life.
But seriously, does anyone believe that self-defense/fighting back is as easy as it looks on television?
There's however another far more interesting observation here:
"I was aware of him, I saw him there. I thought he was a caretaker at the cemetery. He acted that way."
Most likely, if you are being that aware about someone, your intuition has told you that something is not right!
Think about it, we will register that someone has legitimate business being around us - like in working there.
If, however we are being aware of the person, there might absolutely be something else we have noticed. This may be that the person acts like it. Really, this phrase alone tells the whole story - acting. This woman has seen already that this was not real.
Story:
Texas -- A 43-year-old man has been charged with attacking a woman at a Beaumont cemetery.
The 45 year old woman from Beaumont said she was visiting her husband's grave on Valentine's Day when she saw the man who would soon attack her.
"I was aware of him," she told us. "I saw him there. I thought he was a caretaker at the cemetery. He acted that way."
The woman says he struck her with decorative items from her husband's grave."They were square cross luminary lights," she said. "He broke them on me. He beat my head to a pulp. I needed stitches in my forehead, left eye and eyebrow. I spent five days in a hospital. My jaw was injured. I had bruises down my cheeks and behind my ears, and scratches on my shoulders. My hands and arms were bruised."
"I'm alive, that's the main thing," she said. "I thanked my big brother for fighting with me while we were growing up because that made me fight that guy. It isn't as easy as it looks on television, but that definitely saved my life because I think he was going to kill me."
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But seriously, does anyone believe that self-defense/fighting back is as easy as it looks on television?
There's however another far more interesting observation here:
"I was aware of him, I saw him there. I thought he was a caretaker at the cemetery. He acted that way."
Most likely, if you are being that aware about someone, your intuition has told you that something is not right!
Think about it, we will register that someone has legitimate business being around us - like in working there.
If, however we are being aware of the person, there might absolutely be something else we have noticed. This may be that the person acts like it. Really, this phrase alone tells the whole story - acting. This woman has seen already that this was not real.
Story:
Texas -- A 43-year-old man has been charged with attacking a woman at a Beaumont cemetery.
The 45 year old woman from Beaumont said she was visiting her husband's grave on Valentine's Day when she saw the man who would soon attack her.
"I was aware of him," she told us. "I saw him there. I thought he was a caretaker at the cemetery. He acted that way."
The woman says he struck her with decorative items from her husband's grave."They were square cross luminary lights," she said. "He broke them on me. He beat my head to a pulp. I needed stitches in my forehead, left eye and eyebrow. I spent five days in a hospital. My jaw was injured. I had bruises down my cheeks and behind my ears, and scratches on my shoulders. My hands and arms were bruised."
"I'm alive, that's the main thing," she said. "I thanked my big brother for fighting with me while we were growing up because that made me fight that guy. It isn't as easy as it looks on television, but that definitely saved my life because I think he was going to kill me."
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Friday, March 02, 2007
Hazards at work, 29
North Carolina -- A prisoner at the a Correctional Institute will face attempted rape charges after allegedly attacking a female guard and attempting to rape her in a bathroom at the prison on Sunday.
According to the Lillington Police Department, a female sergeant was working on paperwork in her office when the 40-year-old inmate entered the office. The door to the office automatically shut when he entered.
The sergeant was attempting to locate a clothes hanger for the inmate when he began pushing her into a bathroom. She fell to the floor with enough force to tear a bathroom toilet from its permanent mounting on the floor when she hit it with her neck.
Once he had her on the floor, the inmate was attempting to remove the woman's clothes with one hand while he tried to lock the bathroom door with the other.
The guard attempted to use her protective pepper spray to fend the attacker off, but was not successful. She also began screaming for help as she fought off her attacker.
Two prison employees told Lillington police they heard her screams and went to help. They went into the bathroom to find the inmate on top of the woman. They physically removed him and placed him in handcuffs.
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According to the Lillington Police Department, a female sergeant was working on paperwork in her office when the 40-year-old inmate entered the office. The door to the office automatically shut when he entered.
The sergeant was attempting to locate a clothes hanger for the inmate when he began pushing her into a bathroom. She fell to the floor with enough force to tear a bathroom toilet from its permanent mounting on the floor when she hit it with her neck.
Once he had her on the floor, the inmate was attempting to remove the woman's clothes with one hand while he tried to lock the bathroom door with the other.
The guard attempted to use her protective pepper spray to fend the attacker off, but was not successful. She also began screaming for help as she fought off her attacker.
Two prison employees told Lillington police they heard her screams and went to help. They went into the bathroom to find the inmate on top of the woman. They physically removed him and placed him in handcuffs.
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Band of muggers
It is always sad when someone gets killed. Still, I applaud this gentleman for fighting back.
If someone decide to be a criminal, that person should also be prepared to pay the consequences. My sympathy will never be with the criminals ...
Story:
San Jose, Costa Rica: A tour group of U.S. senior citizens fought off a band of muggers in eastern Costa Rica, sending two of the assailants fleeing and killing a third, police said Thursday.
One of the tourists — a retired U.S. serviceman whom officials estimated was in his 70s — allegedly put one assailant in a headlock and broke his clavicle after the 20-year-old and two other men armed with a knife and gun held up their tour bus Wednesday, said the police chief of Limon, 130 kilometers east of San Jose.
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If someone decide to be a criminal, that person should also be prepared to pay the consequences. My sympathy will never be with the criminals ...
Story:
San Jose, Costa Rica: A tour group of U.S. senior citizens fought off a band of muggers in eastern Costa Rica, sending two of the assailants fleeing and killing a third, police said Thursday.
One of the tourists — a retired U.S. serviceman whom officials estimated was in his 70s — allegedly put one assailant in a headlock and broke his clavicle after the 20-year-old and two other men armed with a knife and gun held up their tour bus Wednesday, said the police chief of Limon, 130 kilometers east of San Jose.
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Twisted free
Ontario, Canada -- An attempted abduction of the 14-year-old girl has her scared of walking to school during the day.
The incident occurred Friday when the teen was walking to secondary school around 8 a.m. A man pulled up in a red car, got out and tried to grab her. But at five-foot-five and 150 pounds, the teen used her height, weight and self-defence training to her advantage.
"I just knew I didn’t want to get into his car, so I fought back," said the girl. "He grabbed my arm, but I twisted free. Then he grabbed my waist and I just kicked and screamed and elbowed him in the face. Then I ran away."
The girl told South Simcoe police her attacker was in his 20s, about six feet tall. He was clean shaven with a heavy build.
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The incident occurred Friday when the teen was walking to secondary school around 8 a.m. A man pulled up in a red car, got out and tried to grab her. But at five-foot-five and 150 pounds, the teen used her height, weight and self-defence training to her advantage.
"I just knew I didn’t want to get into his car, so I fought back," said the girl. "He grabbed my arm, but I twisted free. Then he grabbed my waist and I just kicked and screamed and elbowed him in the face. Then I ran away."
The girl told South Simcoe police her attacker was in his 20s, about six feet tall. He was clean shaven with a heavy build.
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Women turn to violence
Scary perspectives indeed!
The good part is that more girls and women learn to stand up for themselves if they ever should need it in a physical self-defense situation. The bad part ...
Story:
They graduated from pushing and shoving and name-calling to straight up duking it out. Now a furious debate is on over the reasons girls are fighting and how we can stop it.
The urgency is underscored by the millions of references and thousands of videos of violent fights on the Internet.
The beatings are punishing – fists flying, hair pulling and kicking. This is how more and more girls these days handle disputes.
"Me or my friend bumped into a girl in the lunch line and I didn't say sorry," said a high school senior. "She came at me. We started fighting."
"If you just look at them a certain way, they'll try to fight you," said one high school sophomore.
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The good part is that more girls and women learn to stand up for themselves if they ever should need it in a physical self-defense situation. The bad part ...
Story:
They graduated from pushing and shoving and name-calling to straight up duking it out. Now a furious debate is on over the reasons girls are fighting and how we can stop it.
The urgency is underscored by the millions of references and thousands of videos of violent fights on the Internet.
The beatings are punishing – fists flying, hair pulling and kicking. This is how more and more girls these days handle disputes.
"Me or my friend bumped into a girl in the lunch line and I didn't say sorry," said a high school senior. "She came at me. We started fighting."
"If you just look at them a certain way, they'll try to fight you," said one high school sophomore.
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
Fighting dirty
A University of Florida graduate assistant who was walking toward campus Thursday morning fought off a man who knocked her to the ground and attacked her.
"I chose not to be a victim," said the 23-year-old woman. "I thought to myself, 'I'm not going to let this happen.'"
The woman struggled with the man, who had first asked her for money as she was walking at about 11 a.m., Gainesville Police said. The woman told the man she was sorry, she didn't have anything she could give him, and kept walking.
"He just sort of came up behind me and pushed me to the ground," she said. "I just kept kicking him. My hands were already in the dirt. I grabbed dirt and started throwing the dirt."
When the woman fought back, her attacker let her go and fled.
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"I chose not to be a victim," said the 23-year-old woman. "I thought to myself, 'I'm not going to let this happen.'"
The woman struggled with the man, who had first asked her for money as she was walking at about 11 a.m., Gainesville Police said. The woman told the man she was sorry, she didn't have anything she could give him, and kept walking.
"He just sort of came up behind me and pushed me to the ground," she said. "I just kept kicking him. My hands were already in the dirt. I grabbed dirt and started throwing the dirt."
When the woman fought back, her attacker let her go and fled.
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