Self Defense: Rape and Sexual Assault

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Self Defense: Rape and Sexual Assault

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Once upon a time in a city not too far away lived a young girl.

As the girl and her boyfriend began their walk on the planked

garden path and stepped out of sight from their friends, the

lights went out and the well-lit path fell into shadow...and out

of the gloom stepped two large men wearing featureless masks

carrying guns...

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Self Defense: Rape and Sexual Assault

Copyright © 2006 Amy Herndon

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Once upon a time in a city not too far away lived a young girl.

She was bright and shiny in the way that only 19 year-old girls

can be.

On this one particular night, she was dressed as a French poodle

- her new style of dress for her brand new position as a cocktail

waitress at an upscale theme restaurant in the city where she

lived. She had finished her shift for the night and she was in

the parking lot with her group of friends who were also just

getting off shift when she remembered that she had forgotten her

new boots in the dressing room. So with her boyfriend as escort

she headed back to the restaurant which meant taking a walk

through a meandering garden path.

As the pair began their walk on the planked garden path and

stepped out of sight from their friends, the lights went out and

the well-lit path fell into shadow...and out of the gloom stepped

two large men wearing featureless masks carrying guns...

Unfortunately, this is no fairy tale. This is a true story. My

story. And that night I was lucky. The two jerks who put their

guns to our heads were unorganized and didn't really know what

they were doing - it was clear that they didn't have a plan. Me?

I was angry. A strange reaction, I suppose, but I was. One of the

two worms decided that they wanted me to lie down in the garden

off the path - I got even angrier and I argued with them. I told

them to get bent in so many words; I wasn't going to go down

easy or at all if I could help it. My boyfriend wasn't being

much help - he was acquiescing which under the circumstances for

him was probably the right move. But he wasn't the one who was

being drooled over either...these two freaks were actually

staring at my thighs! Anyway they didn't know what to do when I

refused to cooperate and they began to argue with each other.

With their attention diverted, I ran. Fast. I was out of

there...

While I came out of this incident unscathed, the opposite could

have just as easily happened. I said I was lucky and that is

really an understatement - I could have been badly injured,

raped, or even murdered. My reaction worked for me for a couple

of reasons:

1. I didn't let fear or panic overtake me.

2. I knew the area and my attackers didn't and they really were

a couple of buffoons.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that all bad guys are stupid

- they're not! Most are in control, know what they want, how

they're going to get it, and they've got nothing to lose.

Unlike you... or me at this point. You and I, we have lives, we

have families and pets and plans for what we're going to do this

weekend...we have lots to lose.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that you'll never be

attacked. A woman is raped every 2 minutes in the US; over the

last two years the number of rapes and sexual assaults totaled

more than 787,000.

Be prepared. When it is your turn, know what to do and have a

weapon in your hand or on your belt - there are so many to choose

from today:

1. One of my favorites is a stun gun that looks just like a cell

phone and today who doesn't carry a cell phone?

2. Or how about a new twist on pepper spray - Pepper Spray Foam

or Pepper Spray Gel with a UV dye to stain and mark your

attackers face

3. And if you just really love the feel of a solid weapon in your

hand - consider the Tazer. For those of us with bad aim you can

always get a Tazer with a laser sight.

Stand up for yourself - refuse to be a victim.

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