Colorado -- Experts no longer recommend appeasing or somehow calming an attacker, gjsentinel.com states.
The article goes on to praise a 9-year-old Orchard Mesa girl who fought off her 40-year-old abductor by biting his nose. Great going indeed!
Even though saying that you can always fight your way out of a tight spot is a dangerous fallacy, the main point is this: Firm and early resistance - running, screaming, shouting and fighting back - is your best option most of the time.
Pointing out that the submissive ideal is a way of the past, a safety director for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, goes on to state: "What we've learned is that when kids are proactive, when they resist, they yell, they scream, they have a pretty good chance of getting away from these guys."
Showing posts with label biting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biting. Show all posts
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Just one drop
Missouri -- Thanks to a drop of blood, police believe they've solved a violent crime that occurred more than eight years ago in Clayton, bnd.com reports.
And now, a 38-year-old St. Louis man faces charges for robbing and sexually assaulting a woman in 1999.
Police say the woman was talking on the phone when she was grabbed from behind. Wearing a pillowcase over his head, the assailant tried to sexually assault her.
Fighting back, she bit the suspect so hard it drew blood. That turned out to be vital to the case.
Late 2006, the blood sample was entered into a DNA index system - something which eventually led police to the suspect, who was on probation for another crime.
And now, a 38-year-old St. Louis man faces charges for robbing and sexually assaulting a woman in 1999.
Police say the woman was talking on the phone when she was grabbed from behind. Wearing a pillowcase over his head, the assailant tried to sexually assault her.
Fighting back, she bit the suspect so hard it drew blood. That turned out to be vital to the case.
Late 2006, the blood sample was entered into a DNA index system - something which eventually led police to the suspect, who was on probation for another crime.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Another bite out of crime
During the night before the "Lucia" celebration in Sweden (which is December 13), a 29-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in Lund, according to svd.se
The attacker pushed her to the ground and put his thumb into the woman's mouth. This enabled the woman to free herself by clamping down as hard as she possibly could. The bite was so hard that the woman broke two teeth.
Late Tuesday evening a 24-year-old man came to a hospital emergency ward in nearby Malmoe with injuries that matched descriptions given by the woman.
Hospital staff alerted police, and the man was arrested shortly after at the hospital.
The attacker pushed her to the ground and put his thumb into the woman's mouth. This enabled the woman to free herself by clamping down as hard as she possibly could. The bite was so hard that the woman broke two teeth.
Late Tuesday evening a 24-year-old man came to a hospital emergency ward in nearby Malmoe with injuries that matched descriptions given by the woman.
Hospital staff alerted police, and the man was arrested shortly after at the hospital.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Shoplifters
UK -- Shop workers have spoken out about the violent attacks they face on a daily basis, according to hartlepoolmail.co.uk.
Statistics reveal more than 10,000 workers nationwide were injured in attacks last year. And more than 60 per cent were caused by shoplifters trying to escape with their stolen goods.
According to figures from the Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw), more than 10,000 shop workers in the UK were physically attacked in 2006 alone. Around two thirds of those incidents centred around apprehending shoplifters.
The dangers facing shop staff were highlighted this week by the case of named female shoplifter.
The 18-year-old drug addict was jailed after she assaulted three members of staff at a bargains store in Hartlepool.
The offender punched, bit and spat at the three women workers, because they tried to prevent her from leaving the store with two stolen dolls - worth £4.99 each.
Statistics reveal more than 10,000 workers nationwide were injured in attacks last year. And more than 60 per cent were caused by shoplifters trying to escape with their stolen goods.
According to figures from the Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw), more than 10,000 shop workers in the UK were physically attacked in 2006 alone. Around two thirds of those incidents centred around apprehending shoplifters.
The dangers facing shop staff were highlighted this week by the case of named female shoplifter.
The 18-year-old drug addict was jailed after she assaulted three members of staff at a bargains store in Hartlepool.
The offender punched, bit and spat at the three women workers, because they tried to prevent her from leaving the store with two stolen dolls - worth £4.99 each.
Saturday, November 03, 2007
A bite out of crime
Florida -- An attempted abduction happened Monday in a quiet subdivision of Deerfield Acres. The 11-year-old was walking on the side of his street when the suspect pulled over in an older model car.
The boy told authorities the man grabbed him by the collar, then wrapped his arm around his face. That's when this potential victim fought back the best way he knew how.
The boy said when he put his arm around his face he bit him on the arm and that's what caused him to turn him loose.
The boy started screaming and ran to his grandmother's house. The perpetrator jumped in his car and took off.
The boy told authorities the man grabbed him by the collar, then wrapped his arm around his face. That's when this potential victim fought back the best way he knew how.
The boy said when he put his arm around his face he bit him on the arm and that's what caused him to turn him loose.
The boy started screaming and ran to his grandmother's house. The perpetrator jumped in his car and took off.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
"It's too late!"
Are there people so stupid that they actually believe this? Come to think about it, working with loss prevention, I did meet a number of folks who was perhaps a little short with deposits on their IQ-account... :-)
Story:
A young city woman who apparently thought she couldn't be arrested for stealing once she left the store was in fact charged with multiple misdemeanors Monday after she fought with the department store security guard in White Plains who caught her, police said.
The 19-year-old thief "went into a rage, repeatedly yelling, 'It's too late. I already left the store,'" according to a police report of the incident, which took place shortly before 4 p.m. at .
The teenager was seen stealing a $251 pair of jeans at the store by the guard who followed her outside, police said. The guard apprehended the suspect after a struggle during which the suspect pulled the guard's hair, bit her on the wrist and choked her, police said. The guard was not seriously injured.
Source
Story:
A young city woman who apparently thought she couldn't be arrested for stealing once she left the store was in fact charged with multiple misdemeanors Monday after she fought with the department store security guard in White Plains who caught her, police said.
The 19-year-old thief "went into a rage, repeatedly yelling, 'It's too late. I already left the store,'" according to a police report of the incident, which took place shortly before 4 p.m. at .
The teenager was seen stealing a $251 pair of jeans at the store by the guard who followed her outside, police said. The guard apprehended the suspect after a struggle during which the suspect pulled the guard's hair, bit her on the wrist and choked her, police said. The guard was not seriously injured.
Source
Sunday, May 13, 2007
The nose-hold
Are you telling me this "biting various parts" woman is having an anger management problem? And another thing - what's so unusual about the nose-hold? Or is this a perhaps a secret Maori warrior variation that I don't know about?
Story:
New Zealand -- A New Plymouth police constable was forced to apply a nose-hold on an offender to try to stop her from biting her. The unusual hold was clamped on a woman in February after police were called to a disturbance.
When the female officer and her partner arrived, they found the woman arguing with her son. She then turned on the constables, spitting in their faces, jumping on them and trying to bite various parts of their body.
Despite being pepper-sprayed, the 34-year-old unemployed New Plymouth woman punched the male officer three times in the head. The female officer tried to restrain her, but the woman clamped her jaws down on her arm, piercing her uniform and skin.
After the constables finally managed to restrain her with a nose-hold they needed medical treatment for cuts and severe bruising.
In court, the woman admitted injuring with intent and assaulting police. Her defence counsel said his client was undergoing counselling for several issues, including anger management.
Source
Story:
New Zealand -- A New Plymouth police constable was forced to apply a nose-hold on an offender to try to stop her from biting her. The unusual hold was clamped on a woman in February after police were called to a disturbance.
When the female officer and her partner arrived, they found the woman arguing with her son. She then turned on the constables, spitting in their faces, jumping on them and trying to bite various parts of their body.
Despite being pepper-sprayed, the 34-year-old unemployed New Plymouth woman punched the male officer three times in the head. The female officer tried to restrain her, but the woman clamped her jaws down on her arm, piercing her uniform and skin.
After the constables finally managed to restrain her with a nose-hold they needed medical treatment for cuts and severe bruising.
In court, the woman admitted injuring with intent and assaulting police. Her defence counsel said his client was undergoing counselling for several issues, including anger management.
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
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Not (really) assaulted
It's quite typical how many (if not most) teachers, social workers, nurses, doctors and others in similar professions tend to view some forms of verbal and physical harassment/violence as "nothing serious".
Each episode may not be that damaging, but we tend to forget two major things:
1. The sum of all the episodes may add up to be simply too much to handle.
2. If we accept the "lesser incidents", then we are opening the flood-gates for more serious situations.
This article is from 2002, but it shows what many teachers have to deal with on a daily basis. And this will continue as long as teachers are not allowed to use any form of force what-so-ever, plus being skilled in keeping control - visually, mentally, verbally, non-verbally, strategically and physically.
Story:
She has been kicked, bitten, scratched, pushed and hit - but the Doncaster primary school teacher does not consider she has been assaulted.
It is all part of the job nowadays, she says - "water off a duck's back".
Proposing the motion - which was passed unanimously - The teacher told delegates at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference that teachers' human rights were breached on a daily basis as they grew to accept verbal and physical attacks.
Source
Each episode may not be that damaging, but we tend to forget two major things:
1. The sum of all the episodes may add up to be simply too much to handle.
2. If we accept the "lesser incidents", then we are opening the flood-gates for more serious situations.
This article is from 2002, but it shows what many teachers have to deal with on a daily basis. And this will continue as long as teachers are not allowed to use any form of force what-so-ever, plus being skilled in keeping control - visually, mentally, verbally, non-verbally, strategically and physically.
Story:
She has been kicked, bitten, scratched, pushed and hit - but the Doncaster primary school teacher does not consider she has been assaulted.
It is all part of the job nowadays, she says - "water off a duck's back".
Proposing the motion - which was passed unanimously - The teacher told delegates at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference that teachers' human rights were breached on a daily basis as they grew to accept verbal and physical attacks.
Source
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Hazards at work, 6
Minnesota -- A man is being accused of forcing a housekeeper to engage in sexual relations with him at the Minneapolis Hyatt Saturday afternoon.
The woman told police that she was cleaning a room when the man entered, attacked her, removed her clothing and got on top of her.
According to the criminal complaint, the accused started biting and punching the housekeeper and put a towel around her mouth to stop her from screaming.
The woman said she tried to fight back by biting the man but that's when he started banging her head on the floor.
A hotel security officer heard the woman screaming and knocked on the door, the suspect opened the door shirtless and with his pants around his ankles. He told the security guard that everything was ok, but the woman screamed again and security forced their way into the hotel room and found her.
Source
The woman told police that she was cleaning a room when the man entered, attacked her, removed her clothing and got on top of her.
According to the criminal complaint, the accused started biting and punching the housekeeper and put a towel around her mouth to stop her from screaming.
The woman said she tried to fight back by biting the man but that's when he started banging her head on the floor.
A hotel security officer heard the woman screaming and knocked on the door, the suspect opened the door shirtless and with his pants around his ankles. He told the security guard that everything was ok, but the woman screamed again and security forced their way into the hotel room and found her.
Source
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Hazards at work, 2
Oklahoma -- A staff member at the L.E. Rader Center in Sand Springs - a maximum-security institution in Oklahoma for juvenile offenders - was injured when she fought off repeated rape attempts by a 14-year-old inmate, authorities said.
Police said Tuesday that the 56-year-old Sand Springs woman, was bitten on the nose, right forearm and right thumb during the ordeal, which lasted more than two hours.
The staff member was doing bed checks about 10:40 p.m. Monday when the teenager complained to her about noises in his cell. When she opened his door to investigate, the teen grabbed her and pulled her into his room, with the door slamming shut behind them.
Once inside, the 14-year-old told the woman that he was going to rape her, and he proceeded to sexually maul her for more than an hour off and on.
The staff member fought off each sexual advance until the teenager, apparently feeling guilty, started apologizing to her. The teen eventually fell asleep and that the woman continued to cry out for help for more than an hour.
It was claimed that the center has a high turnover rate for staff and is understaffed most of the time.
From July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, 53 assaults on staffers occurred at the center. That was nearly a 40 percent drop from the previous year. From July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, 85 inmate-on-staff assaults were reported.
179 juveniles are housed at Rader and that only a small number of them have attacked staffers.
Source
Police said Tuesday that the 56-year-old Sand Springs woman, was bitten on the nose, right forearm and right thumb during the ordeal, which lasted more than two hours.
The staff member was doing bed checks about 10:40 p.m. Monday when the teenager complained to her about noises in his cell. When she opened his door to investigate, the teen grabbed her and pulled her into his room, with the door slamming shut behind them.
Once inside, the 14-year-old told the woman that he was going to rape her, and he proceeded to sexually maul her for more than an hour off and on.
The staff member fought off each sexual advance until the teenager, apparently feeling guilty, started apologizing to her. The teen eventually fell asleep and that the woman continued to cry out for help for more than an hour.
It was claimed that the center has a high turnover rate for staff and is understaffed most of the time.
From July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, 53 assaults on staffers occurred at the center. That was nearly a 40 percent drop from the previous year. From July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, 85 inmate-on-staff assaults were reported.
179 juveniles are housed at Rader and that only a small number of them have attacked staffers.
Source
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Hazards at work, 1
An Italian musician who could not board his flight because of overbooking was so enraged that he assaulted a Turin airport worker and almost bit his ear off.
An airport spokesman said on Tuesday that a 41-year-old man had been due to fly to Naples with his band on Monday for a news conference to present a new tour.
But only six of the band's 11 members boarded the Alitalia plane, with the assailant and the others stranded in the northern city of Turin.
A row with airport workers ensued. The man was arrested for the attack on the airport worker, whose left ear lobe was left dangling after being almost bitten off.
Source
An airport spokesman said on Tuesday that a 41-year-old man had been due to fly to Naples with his band on Monday for a news conference to present a new tour.
But only six of the band's 11 members boarded the Alitalia plane, with the assailant and the others stranded in the northern city of Turin.
A row with airport workers ensued. The man was arrested for the attack on the airport worker, whose left ear lobe was left dangling after being almost bitten off.
Source
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
'Chewdo'
An 82-year-old Montana woman thwarted an intruder's rape attempt by biting the man's tongue, police said.
The woman then helped police nab the suspect, a 31-year-old former neighbor, by describing the assailant's body odor.
According to court records, the woman called police at about 12:15 a.m. August 22 from her home to report an intruder.
When an officer arrived, the woman said she had been asleep in her bedroom when she was awakened by someone who put his tongue in her mouth. The woman, who lives alone, said she bit down and the intruder fled.
Source
The woman then helped police nab the suspect, a 31-year-old former neighbor, by describing the assailant's body odor.
According to court records, the woman called police at about 12:15 a.m. August 22 from her home to report an intruder.
When an officer arrived, the woman said she had been asleep in her bedroom when she was awakened by someone who put his tongue in her mouth. The woman, who lives alone, said she bit down and the intruder fled.
Source
Monday, September 04, 2006
More 'bites and pieces'
A 28-year-old woman successfully stopped a man's rape attempt by biting part of his tongue off.
The man was arrested in Lin'an, Zhejiang Province, when he went to a local hospital on Tuesday.
The culprit admitted that he broke into the woman's home to rob her of money, then tried to rape her but failed. Half a month ago, he committed the same crime in another young woman's home.
Source
The man was arrested in Lin'an, Zhejiang Province, when he went to a local hospital on Tuesday.
The culprit admitted that he broke into the woman's home to rob her of money, then tried to rape her but failed. Half a month ago, he committed the same crime in another young woman's home.
Source
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Can defend herself
Without saying anything about Polk being guilty of murder or not, I have to agree with this statement.
Story:
Even after a man punches a smaller woman twice in the face, smears pepper spray in her eyes, pulls her hair and bites her on the arm, she could start defending herself and win the fight, a self-defense expert testified Friday in the trial of Susan Polk.
'You would be hurt and slightly injured, but if it's the last breath you're going to take, you're going to defend yourself,' said Laura Castro-Shelley, a martial arts instructor.
Source
Learn more about how hundreds of women have defended themselves:
Women Can
Story:
Even after a man punches a smaller woman twice in the face, smears pepper spray in her eyes, pulls her hair and bites her on the arm, she could start defending herself and win the fight, a self-defense expert testified Friday in the trial of Susan Polk.
'You would be hurt and slightly injured, but if it's the last breath you're going to take, you're going to defend yourself,' said Laura Castro-Shelley, a martial arts instructor.
Source
Learn more about how hundreds of women have defended themselves:
Women Can
Monday, May 29, 2006
Good dog
No doubt about it, a dog - even a regular one like this retriever - can be a great self-defense 'weapon'.
Story
UK -- A golden retriever called Rory has been hailed as a hero after putting put the bite on two thugs who tried to mug his owner.
Owner Tim Proctor, 42, was walking Rory in woods near his home when the two yobs bashed him across the head with a log.
But seven-year-old Rory -described as a softie by his owner - immediately sprang to Tim's rescue.
Rory bit one of the would-be muggers on the arm and refused to let go until they both fled.
Source
Story
UK -- A golden retriever called Rory has been hailed as a hero after putting put the bite on two thugs who tried to mug his owner.
Owner Tim Proctor, 42, was walking Rory in woods near his home when the two yobs bashed him across the head with a log.
But seven-year-old Rory -described as a softie by his owner - immediately sprang to Tim's rescue.
Rory bit one of the would-be muggers on the arm and refused to let go until they both fled.
Source
Friday, May 05, 2006
Biting
Biting in self-defense is actually very effective! Nothing fancy - but then again, fancy seldom works.
There have been a number of reports on people who used this method to avoid serious situations.
Story:
South Africa -- A policewoman has freed herself from a potential rapist by biting off his tongue.
The 40-year-old suspect, who works at a chain store in Bushbuckridge, was admitted to Mapulaneng hospital in Limpopo in a serious condition just before midnight on Monday.
The woman said the man had lured her into his house after they had been drinking together.
Source
There have been a number of reports on people who used this method to avoid serious situations.
Story:
South Africa -- A policewoman has freed herself from a potential rapist by biting off his tongue.
The 40-year-old suspect, who works at a chain store in Bushbuckridge, was admitted to Mapulaneng hospital in Limpopo in a serious condition just before midnight on Monday.
The woman said the man had lured her into his house after they had been drinking together.
Source
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Killer sucks thumb
Another sad case of a young person using knife in self-defense - or claiming self-defense - and ending up doing time for murder.
Story:
A teenager who murdered a schoolgirl at a 16th birthday party sucked her thumb as she was jailed for life on Monday.
Beatriz Martins-Paes, 18, was so violent she had once pinned a rival down in a fight and bit her face.
She stabbed a partygoer after she bumped into her on the dance floor, and shouted "I will shank you again" as the 15-year-old collapsed and died.
Source
Story:
A teenager who murdered a schoolgirl at a 16th birthday party sucked her thumb as she was jailed for life on Monday.
Beatriz Martins-Paes, 18, was so violent she had once pinned a rival down in a fight and bit her face.
She stabbed a partygoer after she bumped into her on the dance floor, and shouted "I will shank you again" as the 15-year-old collapsed and died.
Source
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