Defence Against Rape

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on wht they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who's chothing is easy to removie quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.

3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse, or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.

4) The time of day men are most likely to attack and rape a woman is in the early morning, between 5 and 8:30am

5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked at is grocery store parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages. Number three is public restrooms.

6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don't have to worry about getting caught.

7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is 15020 years.

8) If you put up any kind of fight, they get discourages because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it is time-consuming.

9) These men said they would not pick on women who have unbrellas or any other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands. Key's are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.

10) Several defense mechanisms that are useful are: if someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elecator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like "what time is it?" or make general small talk like "I can't believe how cold it is" or "We're in for a bad winter". Now you've seen their face and could identify them in a line-up AND you lose appeal as a target.

11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in frong of you and yell "STOP" or "STAY BACK" and make sure to yell. Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

12) If you carry pepper spray, yelling "I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY!" and holding it out will be a deterrent.

13) If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength, but you CAN by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh -- HARD! One woman used the pinch under the arm and she pinched him so hard that she broke through the skin and the guy needed to get stitches!

14) After the initial hit, always go for the groin... It is knows to be extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.

15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grap his first to fingers (pointer and middle) and bend them back as far as possible with putting as much pressure as you can. The instructor tried it on me and didnt apply a lot of pressure, but i was on my knees and my knuckles cracked so everyone could hear.

16) Of course, the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

Hope It Helps!

Cheers these tips are good xox

Yeah they are good :)

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thats good thanks for sharing

No need to be paranoid. You're chances of being attacked are less than the chance of being struck by lightning... No need to live life in fear. And if anything does happen, now you know what to do. Don't worry your little heads. All else fails, smile - he might think you're crazy. LMAO!

Oh! That's rancid! I wouldn't touch that! God... I would never rape a woman, but I wouldn't touch a lady with crabs! Sick...

Eh. Lying works. (That's still disgusting)

Em yeah i'll try that if it ever happens ...

Very nice tips. :) I just don't plan on hoping to use these anytime soon...but hey i guess you never know.

Peaces. //Ari\\

Good tips...really useful...still two years too late though...:-(

Huh? Oh... You... I'm sorry. *hug*

Rapists is another reason why I should become a lesbian, though that might not matter to a rapist, but......yeah....ok...*shushes*

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(")-(") Arrivederci!

if someone tried to rape me, i would say " i have AIDS!!!" and hope to god he believes me.

its a good one hey.

as much as these tips are really good they don't always work my sister has been raped twice the first time she was at ehr best friends house and her older brother had a knife to her throat and said if she made a sound he would kill ehr adn the second time she knew the guy really well and went over to his house to hang out and they were kissing then he just wouldn't stop and he had no weapon she fought like hell but he still wouldn't stop so these don't always work she knew both of the men so sometimes you can't stop it

not all these work, my friend was in a guys car right out side her house, his way over her was no where she could move, and no way she could make a sound over the radio.

I am not a rape victim, however, I know both a rapest, and I know many victims. It's hard to do due to how demeaning it is, but personally, something I notice in all of my friends that are victims, is that they are all suicidal, and they all have no will to live. They feel as if they're lives are completely demolished. I can't say "I feel your pain" or anything like that, but I do understand it hurts more emotionaly then physically. But keep in mind that anyone can die at any moment they like. However, in the afterlife, there is no atoning, or revenge, or whatever you may be searching for. Live your life without any regrets.

Another thing is that no one has ever called the police. Another thing that I don't understand. If I say (DO NOT TAKE SERIOUS) that "I'm going to slit your throat and watch you die then rape your corpse", most girls would tell some one about the threat. So why not tell some one if a brother or father or whoever steals what should not belong to them? Don't fear them, or they will do it again and again untill you finaly snap and either run, or suicide, or whatever.
Remember, live....

i got very drunk last night and all my friends except for my ex boyfriend that i still love heaps, left to go clubbing and he took me into the bedroom and tried touching me and going down on me and having sex with me, but i still had the mind strength to tell him no.. i couldnt believe the guy i loved, would try take advantage of me.. this is true.. you can never trust anyone..

i'm sorry to anyone who has ever been raped. No-one should have to go through anything like that. i don't get how the guy could do it...still puzzles me...

but the percentage is very low compared to men raping women, but i agree, it does still happen and its harder to prove

this post was really good yah thats all i have to say :) i hope it helps someone some day or well i actually hope it doesnt need to help someone but u no if some guy trys to rape a girl shell b able to stop him

yes.. we hope so. the only problem is the fact that it all may happen to quickly for the girl to have a reaction. we also dont really know whats going through each individual rapists head making it not completely acturate. but it is good info

I know exactly what's going on through their heads. Obviously nothing at all for them to see so heartless and stupid!

I want to line overy one of them up against a wall and slice off their "equipment" one at a time and watch them bleed to death. That's just mild though for what they really deserve...

yeah. true. i really think the time a rapist serves is mild compared to the emotional state a horrible act could create...