Another person not listening to the inner voice telling her that something is not right. Oh, and let's not forget that talking on a cellular phone like this is a big no, no too - unless it is to get help.
Story:
Smith had parked her bright-orange Volkswagen in the Lake Avenue garage after working at a clothing store in West Town Mall. She spoke to her boyfriend in Chattanooga by cell phone as she crossed Terrace Avenue and ascended steps leading to the Presidential Complex and her dormitory.
She told her boyfriend she had a creepy feeling of being followed. That's when Christopher J. Gann, then 25, implemented his plan to steal Smith's car.
Gann smashed Smith in the head with a brick, but the athletic woman fought back. She shoved Gann down the steps and ran before falling to one knee from the blow to her head.
Source
Friday, March 31, 2006
Phony art?
Is a telephone the new weapon of choice amongst the rich and famous? Phone-jutsu anyone?
Top model Naomi Campbell has seemingly made it a trademark to attack people with a phone. The actor Russel Crowe has also been seen "going medieval with a telephone".
Well, I guess the tea was too hot or maybe the ignorant low-life forgot to bow to her highness, so it was probably just a case of self-defense...
Better still - the houskeeper probably just hurled herself onto the phone - inflicting the damage so that she could sue "poor" Naomi Campbell!
Story:
Naomi Campbell was charged with assault yesterday, after apparently hurling a mobile phone at the back of her housekeeper's head, causing an injury that needed four stitches.
It's unclear whether or not Naomi Campbell added a few Russell Crowe-style flourishes to the reported attack, like throwing a vase or standing in an elaborate karate stance.
Source
Top model Naomi Campbell has seemingly made it a trademark to attack people with a phone. The actor Russel Crowe has also been seen "going medieval with a telephone".
Well, I guess the tea was too hot or maybe the ignorant low-life forgot to bow to her highness, so it was probably just a case of self-defense...
Better still - the houskeeper probably just hurled herself onto the phone - inflicting the damage so that she could sue "poor" Naomi Campbell!
Story:
Naomi Campbell was charged with assault yesterday, after apparently hurling a mobile phone at the back of her housekeeper's head, causing an injury that needed four stitches.
It's unclear whether or not Naomi Campbell added a few Russell Crowe-style flourishes to the reported attack, like throwing a vase or standing in an elaborate karate stance.
Source
Pepper-spray case continues
A trial is set for April 2007 for a Cadillac teen whose mother filed a lawsuit after the girl was pepper-sprayed by a city police officer at her school.
The female police officer approached her and put her hand on the girl's shoulder, prompting a confrontation, the details of which are disputed by the two sides.
City police reports stated witnesses said Henry swung at Gregg when she came up behind her and put her hand on her shoulder. Gregg then used pepper spray to subdue the girl.
Source
The female police officer approached her and put her hand on the girl's shoulder, prompting a confrontation, the details of which are disputed by the two sides.
City police reports stated witnesses said Henry swung at Gregg when she came up behind her and put her hand on her shoulder. Gregg then used pepper spray to subdue the girl.
Source
Thursday, March 30, 2006
A self-defense table
Crative funiture :-)
"The 'Safe Bedside Table' has a removable leg that acts as a club and a top that doubles as a shield for self-defence. This is for people who are willing to take on an intruder, providing an extra sense of security whilst in bed. "
Source
"The 'Safe Bedside Table' has a removable leg that acts as a club and a top that doubles as a shield for self-defence. This is for people who are willing to take on an intruder, providing an extra sense of security whilst in bed. "
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A 'socially infectious disease'
From an interesting article in New Scientist (2005):
Witnessing gun violence can double the likelihood of a teenager committing serious violence in the following two years, suggests a study by US researchers.
"There are often social stimuli that are ambiguous - like at a crowded party, someone bumps into you. How do you interpret those stimuli?” he asks. Webster suggests that people exposed to violence may be more prone to assume a hostile intent - as a self-defence mechanism - which could in itself lead to violence.
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Witnessing gun violence can double the likelihood of a teenager committing serious violence in the following two years, suggests a study by US researchers.
"There are often social stimuli that are ambiguous - like at a crowded party, someone bumps into you. How do you interpret those stimuli?” he asks. Webster suggests that people exposed to violence may be more prone to assume a hostile intent - as a self-defence mechanism - which could in itself lead to violence.
Source
Bad man, bad lover
And another bad excuse for self-defense...
Story:
A man described by a judge as a bully has been found guilty of murdering 70s' pop star Lennie Peters' daughter after she accused him of being a bad lover.
He claimed he strangled her in self-defence after she attacked him.
Source
Story:
A man described by a judge as a bully has been found guilty of murdering 70s' pop star Lennie Peters' daughter after she accused him of being a bad lover.
He claimed he strangled her in self-defence after she attacked him.
Source
Blade detectors
UK -- A horrifying knife disguised as a cigarette lighter was found by police when they searched a man in Coventry.
The search was part of the "One Knife One Life" campaign which was launched in the city this week.
During the campaign police aim to teach youngsters - particularly teenage boys - the dangers of knives.
Source
The search was part of the "One Knife One Life" campaign which was launched in the city this week.
During the campaign police aim to teach youngsters - particularly teenage boys - the dangers of knives.
Source
Taking care - giving care
Sending someone (or going) in to nurse people in conditions like these? Wow...
Story:
(He) had dozens of other guns handy when he got into a disagreement and shot and killed neighbor Nancy Kudla over the care of his elderly mother.
"Nancy threatened me before, and she threatened me today," he said minutes after the shooting. "I would only shoot somebody in self-defense."
The 34-year-old mother was found by police on the floor next to Garland's mother's hospital bed in her living room. Plastic gloves were still on her hands. She was shot in the face.
At the home, police documented wall-to-wall clutter, an arsenal of guns and ammunition, jerry-rigged trip wires and surveillance cameras.
Source
Story:
(He) had dozens of other guns handy when he got into a disagreement and shot and killed neighbor Nancy Kudla over the care of his elderly mother.
"Nancy threatened me before, and she threatened me today," he said minutes after the shooting. "I would only shoot somebody in self-defense."
The 34-year-old mother was found by police on the floor next to Garland's mother's hospital bed in her living room. Plastic gloves were still on her hands. She was shot in the face.
At the home, police documented wall-to-wall clutter, an arsenal of guns and ammunition, jerry-rigged trip wires and surveillance cameras.
Source
Cyber defense
"Parents are the first line of defense against Internet predators and other online dangers".
"Many adults are under the false impression that MySpace's technology blocks people from viewing the pages of children under 16 without permission."
(Teenagers) often include pertinent information such as ZIP codes that predators can use, and that young teenagers often lie about their age to get on the site.
In Weston, police arrested an adult MySpace user who went to a teenage girl's house, where she and friends were having a slumber party.
"They think they are completely anonymous, but they are not."
Source
"Many adults are under the false impression that MySpace's technology blocks people from viewing the pages of children under 16 without permission."
(Teenagers) often include pertinent information such as ZIP codes that predators can use, and that young teenagers often lie about their age to get on the site.
In Weston, police arrested an adult MySpace user who went to a teenage girl's house, where she and friends were having a slumber party.
"They think they are completely anonymous, but they are not."
Source
Domestic violence
Don't burn the food!
In a sample of 13 African countries between 1999 and 2004, 52% of women surveyed say they think that wife beating is justified if she neglects the children; around 45% think it’s justified if she goes out without telling the husband or argues with him; 36% if she refuses sex, and 30% if she burns the food.
We live in a strange world.
Source
In a sample of 13 African countries between 1999 and 2004, 52% of women surveyed say they think that wife beating is justified if she neglects the children; around 45% think it’s justified if she goes out without telling the husband or argues with him; 36% if she refuses sex, and 30% if she burns the food.
We live in a strange world.
Source
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Tampering with evidence
If you ever need to defended yourself - do call the police, you never know the outcome of the situation. And never, ever do anything but tell the truth!
Story:
The fatal stabbing of one man and wounding of two others in a fight last summer were determined to have been in self-defense under a plea agreement reached yesterday.
Tate agreed to plead guilty to tampering with evidence for removing the knife from the scene. He was being choked and pulled out a pocket knife and defended himself.
Source
Story:
The fatal stabbing of one man and wounding of two others in a fight last summer were determined to have been in self-defense under a plea agreement reached yesterday.
Tate agreed to plead guilty to tampering with evidence for removing the knife from the scene. He was being choked and pulled out a pocket knife and defended himself.
Source
Patient kills doctor in Norway
A Norwegian MD (physician) was killed in his office by a patient with a knife. This happened in Oslo on Wednesday around 12:30 a.m.
It is alleged that the suspect, an Algerian man first threatened the doctor's secretary with the knife. She escaped unharmed.
Recent research (publisher February 2006) shows that one out of four MD's has been a victim of physical violence from either a patients or someone related to the patient.
The majority of MD's had received threats in their line of work.
It is alleged that the suspect, an Algerian man first threatened the doctor's secretary with the knife. She escaped unharmed.
Recent research (publisher February 2006) shows that one out of four MD's has been a victim of physical violence from either a patients or someone related to the patient.
The majority of MD's had received threats in their line of work.
Choices we make
Read this article by Jonna Spilbor - it is good! It shows that we have options and choices, and that bad ones sometimes leave us vitims to crime.
Story:
True or false: Had Imette St. Guillen chosen not to leave a bar alone at 4 a.m., she would still be alive.
My answer? True.
But before anyone shoots painfully poisonous darts into my backside for saying as much, I have a story to share.
Source
Story:
True or false: Had Imette St. Guillen chosen not to leave a bar alone at 4 a.m., she would still be alive.
My answer? True.
But before anyone shoots painfully poisonous darts into my backside for saying as much, I have a story to share.
Source
Teenager fights off abduction bid
Sure, females in general can't fight back. We all know that, right?
Wrong!
Story:
A 15-year-old girl managed to fight off a driver who attempted to drag her into his car in Banwen, Wales.
The man pulled up next to her and asked for directions, but then tried to drag her into his silver-coloured car.
She knocked him to the ground before running away.
Source
Here are several hundred (actually 1.600) similar stories:
jujitsu.no/english/women-can1.html
Wrong!
Story:
A 15-year-old girl managed to fight off a driver who attempted to drag her into his car in Banwen, Wales.
The man pulled up next to her and asked for directions, but then tried to drag her into his silver-coloured car.
She knocked him to the ground before running away.
Source
Here are several hundred (actually 1.600) similar stories:
jujitsu.no/english/women-can1.html
She remembered a lesson
She was taught well, and did the right thing.
Self-defense don't have to be fancy or difficult - the basic stuff usually works best.
Story:
The quick-thinking teen told her abductor she dropped her ring on the car floor and as she pretended to search for it, she found a hammer underneath the seat. She remembered a lesson from school about looking for a weapon in this type of situation. She used the hammer and hit the man in the groin.
Source
Self-defense don't have to be fancy or difficult - the basic stuff usually works best.
Story:
The quick-thinking teen told her abductor she dropped her ring on the car floor and as she pretended to search for it, she found a hammer underneath the seat. She remembered a lesson from school about looking for a weapon in this type of situation. She used the hammer and hit the man in the groin.
Source
The cost of violent crime in Scotland
Violent crime in Scotland costs the health service more than £500million a year, and hospital staff say they are dealing with "a scourge" of bloodshed on the streets.
Michael Sheridan, an accident and emergency consultant at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital:
"People who carry out such attacks have no idea of the consequences of their actions. This weekend, I worked two 9am to 9pm shifts during which I dealt with a person struck on the head with a machete, another who suffered knife wounds requiring surgery and a third who was knifed in the chest."
Source
Michael Sheridan, an accident and emergency consultant at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital:
"People who carry out such attacks have no idea of the consequences of their actions. This weekend, I worked two 9am to 9pm shifts during which I dealt with a person struck on the head with a machete, another who suffered knife wounds requiring surgery and a third who was knifed in the chest."
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Knowing when to quit
There are times to fight and times to let it be - times to get going and times to pull out. Knowing the difference is crucial in any self-defense scenario.
One step short or one step to many, and you may end up on the receiving end of damage!
Story:
A motorist filling up at a gas station took a carjacker by surprise when she fought back in Orange County, Florida.
It was about 4 p.m. Sunday when a man demanded the keys to her van.
She struggled with the man over the keys and at one point was punched in the nose. After he wrestled the keys from her, the man started to drive away. The woman then jumped in.
According to the Sheriff's Office they drove to North Hastings and Huggins streets, where the man jumped out. The woman started to chase him when the man jumped back into the van and took off.
Source
One step short or one step to many, and you may end up on the receiving end of damage!
Story:
A motorist filling up at a gas station took a carjacker by surprise when she fought back in Orange County, Florida.
It was about 4 p.m. Sunday when a man demanded the keys to her van.
She struggled with the man over the keys and at one point was punched in the nose. After he wrestled the keys from her, the man started to drive away. The woman then jumped in.
According to the Sheriff's Office they drove to North Hastings and Huggins streets, where the man jumped out. The woman started to chase him when the man jumped back into the van and took off.
Source
Of course, what else?
Everyone goes for the "self-defense" claim it seems. What a load of cr..!
I guess the lawyers are happy about it...
Story:
A woman who died at her Spencer home was apparently suffocated by a ceramic decorative plate, shaped like an Easter bunny, that had been shoved down her throat, authorities said as they charged her husband with murder.
The criminal complaint said Zurkowski initially told police he was hit by his wife and acted in self-defense.
Source
I guess the lawyers are happy about it...
Story:
A woman who died at her Spencer home was apparently suffocated by a ceramic decorative plate, shaped like an Easter bunny, that had been shoved down her throat, authorities said as they charged her husband with murder.
The criminal complaint said Zurkowski initially told police he was hit by his wife and acted in self-defense.
Source
Who's on trial?
This article from South Africa shows you how many court rooms effectively puts the rape victim on trial. This degrading treatment of victims of sexual violence really is a crime in itself!
Article:
Outside the High Court we have rent-a-mob labelling the complainant a bitch, a liar and a whore who deserves to be stoned and burnt.
And should some women still not have absorbed the message from Zuma's court supporters to shut up and take it, the law was there to underline it in bold.
Much of this degradation was achieved through the humiliating cross-examination of her sexual history.
Source
Article:
Outside the High Court we have rent-a-mob labelling the complainant a bitch, a liar and a whore who deserves to be stoned and burnt.
And should some women still not have absorbed the message from Zuma's court supporters to shut up and take it, the law was there to underline it in bold.
Much of this degradation was achieved through the humiliating cross-examination of her sexual history.
Source
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Cane-do
At 91, North Logan resident Carmen Boss diligently exercises her mind and body. Although she could probably outrun many men and women decades her junior, Boss recently decided to use a cane.
"We'll all have a cane in the morning," the northern Utah woman said after attending Combat Cane - a senior-citizen safety class.
Source
"We'll all have a cane in the morning," the northern Utah woman said after attending Combat Cane - a senior-citizen safety class.
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