We've all heard about "street
smart," maybe we need to also be "parking lot smart" Remember these
during our shorter, darker days! Please take the time to read this. I
know you are smart enough to know these pointers but there will be
some, where you will go "hmm, I must remember that"
After reading this, forward it to someone you care about. It never
hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.
1 Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body.
If you are close enough to use it, do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans. If a robber asks
for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from
you...chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or
purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN
THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back
tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like
crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This
has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating,
working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list,
etc. DON'T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the
perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun
to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR
CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking
garage: A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the
passenger side floor, and in the back seat. B.) If you are parked next
to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial
killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the
women are attempting to get into their cars C.) Look at the car parked
on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male
is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want t o walk
back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back
out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid
than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are
horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS
RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times;
And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP. It may get
you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking,
well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting
women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help"
into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his
next victim.
9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a
crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the
police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police
told her "Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door." The lady then said
that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was
worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The
policeman said, "We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO
NOT open the door." He told her that they think a serial killer has a
baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes
thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not
verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear
baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.
Please pass this on and DO NOT open the door for a crying baby.----This
e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby
theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted this past Saturday when
they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana.
I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a
life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to
send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers,
wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them, as
well.
Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the
world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it's better to be safe
than sorry.
