A simple, yet effective method of self-defense!
Story:
North Texas -- When Deanna got out of her car on a dark corner and a truck pulled up behind her, two men then emerged from the car and suddenly approached her.
"It was from behind, so it was like, 'Give me all your money,'" she said.
At that instant, Deanna said she remembered a self-defense episode of "Oprah" that advised women that yelling fire was usually more effective than yelling help.
"I said, 'Oh no, this is not happening to me,' and screamed, 'Fire!'" she said. Once she began yelling that word, the two men ran off.
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Sunday, October 08, 2006
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Very, very scary
Yes, the Austrian story about the kidnapping and escape of Natascha Kampusch is both fascinating and to some extent scary.
Now there are even rumors that her mother sold her to the guy!
But come on ... Girls becoming scared to go out after dark? It seems like all of a sudden it has become so much more dangerous to move around?
It could be wise some times to stop and reflect for a couple of minutes before running wild with a "media emotion". Like the simple fact that this tragic incident happened years ago.
What is "very, very scary" is the way that people let media influence their thoughts and behaviors, and how we so easily stop being rational about real and perceived dangers.
Story:
The dramatic escape of an 18-year-old Austrian girl after being held in an underground cell for eight years has had a profound impact in this otherwise safe city with many of its citizens, including Indians, scared to go out after dark.
Indians, particularly young girls, say the shocking tale that hogged international headlines earlier this month has scared them so much that many dare not go out of the house after dusk.
"After watching television reports on the Kampusch story, I am really scared to get out of the house. It is very, very scary," said Jasmin Perumadan, a business administration student at Vienna University.
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Now there are even rumors that her mother sold her to the guy!
But come on ... Girls becoming scared to go out after dark? It seems like all of a sudden it has become so much more dangerous to move around?
It could be wise some times to stop and reflect for a couple of minutes before running wild with a "media emotion". Like the simple fact that this tragic incident happened years ago.
What is "very, very scary" is the way that people let media influence their thoughts and behaviors, and how we so easily stop being rational about real and perceived dangers.
Story:
The dramatic escape of an 18-year-old Austrian girl after being held in an underground cell for eight years has had a profound impact in this otherwise safe city with many of its citizens, including Indians, scared to go out after dark.
Indians, particularly young girls, say the shocking tale that hogged international headlines earlier this month has scared them so much that many dare not go out of the house after dusk.
"After watching television reports on the Kampusch story, I am really scared to get out of the house. It is very, very scary," said Jasmin Perumadan, a business administration student at Vienna University.
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Monday, March 27, 2006
More ignorant behavior
Does this tell you something? I sure hope it does.
It should say a lot about how not to approach someone.
I also should point out how hard it is to distinguish between a weapon and other items.
"I kept hearing steps behind me. And I'm walking faster and faster. And it's dark. You can't see anything. So I used to carry a knife then, strapped to my ankle, one of those boning knives that a butcher would use. . . . All of a sudden, whoever this person is, he's right in back of me. I turned around. I thought I saw a gun. I smacked it out. I pulled the knife. I knocked him to the ground. I put the knife right to his throat, ready to slice.
"Turns out it was a friend of mine, a guy named Steve. . . . And the gun? It wasn't a gun. Turns out it was a pretzel he just bought from Raymond the bagel man."
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It should say a lot about how not to approach someone.
I also should point out how hard it is to distinguish between a weapon and other items.
"I kept hearing steps behind me. And I'm walking faster and faster. And it's dark. You can't see anything. So I used to carry a knife then, strapped to my ankle, one of those boning knives that a butcher would use. . . . All of a sudden, whoever this person is, he's right in back of me. I turned around. I thought I saw a gun. I smacked it out. I pulled the knife. I knocked him to the ground. I put the knife right to his throat, ready to slice.
"Turns out it was a friend of mine, a guy named Steve. . . . And the gun? It wasn't a gun. Turns out it was a pretzel he just bought from Raymond the bagel man."
Source
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