i received this email about what girls need to look out for....this is what rapist look in a girl....please guys no jokes or anything, as this could be a family member of yours....please pass this along to any girl you may know.

> This is important information for females of ALL ages .
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> Guys - please forward to the female members of your family and all your
> female friends and associates.
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> When this was sent to me, I was told to forward it to my lady friends. I
> forwarded it to most everyone in my address book. My men friends have female
> friends and this information is too important to miss someone. Please pass
> it along .
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> A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they
> look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts :
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> 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.
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> 2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who's
> clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around
> specifically to cut clothing.
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> 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.
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> 4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning, between
> 5:00a.m. and 8:30a.m.
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> 5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery store
> parking lots . Number two is office parking lots/garages. Number three is
> public restrooms.
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> 6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and
> quickly move her to another location where they don't have to worry about
> getting caught.
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> 7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year
> sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.
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> 8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it
> only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't
> worth it because it will be time-consuming.
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> 9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas , or other
> similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.
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> Keys 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.
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> 10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is following
> behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or
> stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is
> it, or make general small talk: "I can't believe it is so cold out here",
> "we're in for a bad winter." Now you've seen their face and could identify
> them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.
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> 11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you
> and yell STOP or STAY BACK ! 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.
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> 12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it
> and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yell "I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY" and
> holding it out will be a deterrent.
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> 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 - VERY VERY HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught
> told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape
> her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle
> strands - the guy needed stitches.
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> Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it hurts.
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> 14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN. I know from a
> particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is
> 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.
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> 15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and
> bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them
> as possible . The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I
> ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.
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> 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!!!
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> You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the
> guy really was trouble.
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> PLEASE READ THEN FORWARD THIS TO EVERY WOMAN YOU KNOW, IT'S
> SIMPLE STUFF BUT IT COULD SAVE HER LIFE !
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