"That'll teach you!"

How about teaching someone self-defense moves ... whether they want it or not :-)

In Louisiana, a university student was arrested for simple battery of another student, according to lsureveille.com.

The alleged victim complained to police that an 18-year-old fellow student, of Metairie, subjecting him to a "series of submission holds without his permission".

The suspect aggressor reportedly told police he was trying to teach the young man self-defense and had no intention of hurting him.

Going 'ball-istic'

Here's a typical "game" of escalation: Too males, sports fans, insults leading to injuries and charges being pressed. A quite game of dart leading to serious trouble. Way too typical male stupidity...

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Oklahoma -- Words were reportedly exchanged at a bar in Oklahoma City between a 53-year-old University of Texas fan, and a University of Oklahoma Sooners fan - the latter, a church deacon and government auditor.

The exchange of words ended in a brawl leading to a torn scrotal sack with partially exposed testicles, according to a police report.

The OU fan said "something in a joking fashion to the guy about his Texas T-shirt," according to his attorney. "The guy got offended. My client said he was sorry," the attorney said.

The apology apparently wasn't enough for the Texas fan and the man then approached his client. The attorney said his client then grabbed the man in self-defense.

"The guy came over his other shoulder, and basically said, 'I'm getting ready to kick your you-know-what.' He said he felt threatened and he did what he thought he needed to do and grabbed him and left the place."

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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.

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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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Six assault cases

Washington, D.C. -- Another woman has come forward saying she was attacked near Howard University, police say. So far six attempted sexual assaults have been reported in one week.

The attacker is targeting women walking alone just off campus, police say. All six incidents have occurred some time between 4 a.m. and 9:50 a.m.

In two of the incidents, the suspect used a knife. In each case, the victim managed to escape.

While police say there's no conclusive evidence the incidents are related, the descriptions of the suspect, whom they consider armed and dangerous, are similar.

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Increase in reports

East Tennessee State University -- There were three reported cases of sexual assault on campus in 2006, up from one in 2005, according to a public safety officer.

"I'm not alarmed by the increase," said the coordinator of outreach programs at the counseling center. "I'm more concerned about people who aren't getting help that need help."

The coordinator said the increase in reported sexual assaults does not suggests that more rapes are occurring. She attributes the increase to this year's higher student enrollment and a raised awareness of knowing how and whom to report the crimes. She also said she believes that sexual assault is "grossly underreported on campus."

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Fake handshake

It's a quite common trap - extending the arm as to give you a handshake. Then the perpetrator may grab your hand and attack you.

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A white male suspect in his mid-50s tried to pull a victim into his car around noon on Oct. 17, UCSF police report.

The UCSF employee, was walking on Judah Street when he heard a man in a passing vehicle honking his horn. The car stopped and the driver asked, “Don’t I know you from somewhere?” while extending his hand as if to greet the victim with a handshake.

The victim then extended his hand to shake hands, at which time the suspect attempted to pull him into his vehicle. The victim was able to strike the suspect with his free hand and pull away from the suspect.

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Client violence

The risk of violence is a reality for most social workers in practice today, says Christina E. Newhill, a nationally regarded social work educator, and it is vitally important that those in the caring professions learn to minimize those job-related dangers.

Newhill, associate professor of social work at the University of Pittsburgh is the author of the book "Client Violence in Social Work Practice".

According to a survey Newhill conducted of 1,600 social workers, 58 percent reported one or more incidents of violence during their career, whether it is property damage, threat of violence, attempted assault or actual physical assault.

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A campus incident

Some things are painfully clear:
- People tend to think "it don't happen here".
- A campus can be a dangerous place.
- Simple self-defense "tricks" may get you out of a bad spot.
- A push-in is a common way to gain access.

Also it is quite clear that the woman either panicked or was unaware she was being followed - all the time she opened the door to her room.

Story:
A man had followed a young woman onto the elevator and up to her floor and tried to push his way into her room after she unlocked the door.

The woman fought him off with a fist spiked with keys and he fled, but the incident was enough to worry many young women who never thought something like that could happen in their dorm.

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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.

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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.

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