{"id":941,"date":"2010-12-19T01:06:28","date_gmt":"2010-12-19T01:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/?p=941"},"modified":"2010-12-19T01:06:31","modified_gmt":"2010-12-19T01:06:31","slug":"10-safety-tips-cop-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/2010\/12\/10-safety-tips-cop-car\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Safety Tips from a Cop: especially for women & cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I just received this email from my cousin and thought it valuable to share:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

From my cousin’s friend:<\/em><\/p>\n

“One of my friend’s daughters was robbed at gunpoint last week. She was distracted walking out the door of an office, talking on her cell. The guy was crouched down on the side of her SUV. Luckily he demanded her purse, she gave it up and he ran.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by a Cop for Our Own Safety: This goes for men as well as women<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/h2>\n

In daylight hours, refresh yourself on these things to do in an emergency situation. This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, & everyone you know. <\/span>After reading these 11 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
\nThe elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2. Learned this from a tourist guide. If a robber asks for your wallet and\/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM!<\/strong>
\nToss it away from you …. Chances are that he is more interested
\nin your wallet and\/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet\/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you, but everybody else will.
\nThis has saved lives.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.)
\n DON’T DO THIS!<\/strong>
\nThe predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go.
\nAS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR. LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

5. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head
\nDO NOT DRIVE OFF,
\nRepeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car.<\/span> Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat,<\/span> <\/span>they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes<\/span>, <\/span>bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body<\/span> <\/span>in a remote location.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

6. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot,
\nor parking garage:<\/span><\/p>\n

A) Be aware: look into your car at the passenger side floor,
\nand in the back seat.<\/span><\/p>\n

B) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims<\/span> by pulling them into their vans while the women <\/span>are attempting to get into their cars.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

C) Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle,
\nand the passenger side.. If a male is sitting alone<\/span><\/span> in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard\/policeman to walk you back out.<\/span>
\n IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

7. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs.
\nStairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot.This is especially true at NIGHT!)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

8. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control,
\nALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target)
\n4 in 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

9. As women, we are always trying\u00a0to be sympathetic:
\n STOP<\/span> <\/span>Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well-educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often\u00a0asked ‘for help’ into his vehicle or with his vehicle,which is when he abducted his next victim.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

10. Another Safety Point:
\nSomeone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird.. The police told her<\/span> “Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over.<\/span><\/p>\n

The policeman said, ‘We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.’ He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby’s cry recorded and uses it to coaxwomen out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that<\/span> they hear baby’s cries outside their doors <\/span>when they’re home alone at night.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

11. Water scam!<\/span>
\n If you wake up in the middle <\/span>of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! <\/strong>These people turn on all your outside taps full blast so that you will go out to investigate and<\/span> <\/span>then attack.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors!
\nPlease pass this on<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just received this email from my cousin and thought it valuable to share: From my cousin’s friend: “One of my friend’s daughters was robbed at gunpoint last week. She was distracted walking out the door of an office, talking on her cell. The guy was crouched down on the side of her SUV. Luckily […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,4],"tags":[124,122,123,121],"class_list":["post-941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-listen-carefully","category-pearl-under-the-rock","tag-be-safe-not-sorry","tag-car-safety-for-women","tag-protect-yourself-in-this-crazy-world","tag-safety-tips-for-women"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":968,"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941\/revisions\/968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharisax.com\/DrivingMissShari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}