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GO OUT IN GROUPS
2 ARRANGE ALL
TRANSPORT TO AND FROM FUNCTIONS BEFOREHAND
3 ALWAYS TELL
SOMEONE WHERE YOU WILL BE GOING AND WHAT TIME YOU ARE
4 EXPECTED TO RETURN
5 GET YOUR OWN
DRINKS
6 OBSERVE
CAREFULLY HOW IT IS BEING PREPARED
7 DON'T LEAVE A
DRINK TO RETURN TO IT LATER
8 DON'T GET DRUNK
9 STAY WITH THE
GROUP, AVOID UNFAMILIAR /DARK PLACES.
10 KNOW EXACTLY WHERE
YOUR WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TRANSPORT.
11 TRAVEL WITH A
PHONE CARD.
12 KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE YOUR CAR IS PARKED OR WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO
13 MEET OR GET TRANSPORT
14 DRIVE WITH ALL
CAR DOORS LOCKED.
15 HAVE CAR KEYS
READY WHEN YOU APPROACH YOUR CAR.
16 WHEN WALKING
ALONE, WALK ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO FACE ONCOMING
TRAFFIC.
17 IF YOU FEEL
THREATENED BY A CAR STOPPING NEXT TO YOU, START RUNNING IN THE SAME
DIRECTION THAT YOU WERE ORIGINALLY HEADING.
18 LOUD SCREAMS AS
YOU RUN IS USEFUL.
19 UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD A WOMAN ENGAGE IN ANY CONVERSATION THROUGH THE OPEN
WINDOW OF A CAR WITH SEVERAL STRANGE MEN, EVEN TO GIVE DIRECTIONS. IF SHE
DOES GIVE DIRECTIONS SHE SHOULD STAY AS FAR FROM THE CAR AS POSSIBLE.
20 BE ALERT. ALWAYS LOOK AS THOUGH YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE
GOING. ALWAYS FIND OUT THE EXACT DIRECTIONS OF YOUR DESTINATION.
21 ABSOLUTELY NO
HITCH HIKING.
22 WOMEN SHOULD
NOT TRAVEL IN CARS WITH MEN ONLY.
23 WOMEN SHOULD
HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF SELF-DEFENSE TECHNIQUES BUT REMEMBER, IT IS
BETTER TO DIVERT THE PERPETRATOR'S ATTENTION LONG ENOUGH TO GET AWAY
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1.THE BEST
RESISTANCE YOU CAN USE AGAINST AN ATTACKER IS YOUR COMMON SENSE. THINK!
DON'T PANIC. THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO REMEMBER IS THAT YOU ARE NOT
TRYING TO FIGHT THE ATTACKER. BUT ARE ATTEMPTING TO DIVERT THE PERSON LONG
ENOUGH TO GET AWAY
2. IF THE
ATTACKER HAS A WEAPON, USE YOUR COMMON SENSE. FIGHTING AGAINST IT COULD BE
DANGEROUS.
3. STAY
CALM. DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT MAY UPSET THE ATTACKER.
4. TALK TO
YOUR ATTACKER, SHOW SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING.
5. MAKE THE
ATTACKER SEE YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL, NOT AS AN OBJECT.
6. IF THE
ATTACKER IS UNARMED, YOU MAYBE ABLE TO SCARE, DISTRACT OR INJURE THE PERSON
ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR ESCAPE.
7 SCREAM,
"FIRE", "POLICE" OR CREATE A DISTURBANCE THAT WILL ATTRACT ATTENTION.
8. BE
OBSERVANT SO THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REMEMBER AND IDENTIFY THE ASSAILANT.
9. REPORT
THE INCIDENT TO THE POLICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
10. DO NOT
SHOWER, DOUCHE, OR CHANGE CLOTHING.
IT IS
NECESSARY TO NOTE THAT WOMEN MAY TAKE ALL OF THE ABOVE PRECAUTIONS AND STILL
BE A VICTIM OF RAPE SINCE MEN MAKE A DECISION TO RAPE AND THEY DECIDE THE
TIME AND PLACE. THEREFORE, MEN NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE SOLUTION.
ANYONE NEEDING; FREE, PROFESSIONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING CAN:
CONTACT:
CALL:
RAPE CRISIS Society AT 622-7273.
Email us
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