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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 !
>

Thanks for teh post Chris. That is defently some VERY useful info and makes a lot of sense. hopefully, the more women and men know, the less likly they will be attacked. I just forwarded it to all I know.

Remember...always use SNOPES before forwarding emails.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/rape.htm

This is much more helpful to forward along if you feel it necessary.

Originally posted by Snopes:

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So, to sum up, is avoiding a rape a matter of wearing your hair short and eschewing overalls? Hardly. And anyone who attempts to characterize it as such ought to be whomped over someone's knee.

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Regardless of snopes or not, there's some valid content in that email.

I would also say snopes may have invalidated parts of the data, but it does not mean the actual e-mail is false. The guy could well be putting this information in his class.

In fact, I would be willing to think that if the data WAS incorrect to the class, the guy would be commenting that information is not from his class to preserve his reputation.

Thanks Chris! I think my gift for Gigi on our anniversary coming up (July 9th), will be a 900,000 volt stun gun .

XL

Rape is serious. If I ever caught someone attempting something like that to anyone, they would die as swiftly as I could manage. The scum that would do that to a woman don���?�t deserve the luxury of a trial and jail time.

However, don't post your crap e-mails here. Women who stay sober, alert, and don't walk around alone (especially dressed provocatively) in bad parts of town are usually very safe. My fianc�?© is in Bethesda right now, and she keeps her doors locked when driving after dark, and never stops the car unless she's in a populated, lighted area. I donâ�?��?�t worry (much) because she knows that there are people who donâ�?��?�t have her best interests in mind, and watches out for suspicious activity. These are common sense things that any one of us guys can think to tell those we love, and are for more general and important ideas than the specific garbage in that e-mail. Stupid â�?��?tricksâ�?� to prevent assault or rape will not work, and they can only give a false sense of security. So without making light of a serious subject: any misinformation is dangerous, and the annoyance of those emails is not something this forum needs.