Gotta have music

"I can't work out without music."
Some people are never gonna learn until it hits home. Even then, many can't see that they could have done things differently ...

Story:
Wisconsin -- She didn't hear her attacker running up behind her. The 18-year-old woman was listening to her iPod as she rollerbladed along the Janesville bike trail the afternoon of May 24.

She didn't pay much attention to the man she saw sitting on a bench, smoking a cigarette. But a few moments later, he blindsided her with a blow to the head.

Knocked to the ground, she kicked and waved her arms at the assailant. He fled, and she skated home to report the assault.

Another teenager, Rachel, rollerblades the trail every morning. She's not apprehensive because she uses the path in daylight, usually with a friend.

The teenager said she can't carry a cell phone because her skating outfit has no pockets. She also listens to music while skating.

When it was pointed out that the woman attacked was skating alone in daylight without a phone and listening to music, she replied: "I can't work out without music. Where else am I going to work out? I don't enjoy the road."

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Step outside!

If you're asked outside to "have a go", or being followed out as you try to escape - sadly, this is what happens way too often.
Please remember - extremely few people fight "fair"!

Story:
UK -- A 19-year-old footballer and karate coach is in a coma a week after being attacked in a Calderdale pub on Mad Friday. The student was punched once after a row with a drinker in the Albert pub.

Police believe he crumpled to the ground outside the bar and bashed his head while his attacker fled.

He was out with work mates but left the busy pub after falling out with another drinker, possibly over a spilt drink.

The man followed him and hit him in the head from behind. He has not regained consciousness since the attack, which left him with two serious head injuries and a collapsed lung.

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