Personal Security Tips
I have received a very informative forwarded email from Jimmy, thanks to him again. This email is written in both English and Mandarin, credit to the original poster. These tips are noted during a speech by Pat Malone, who was a body guard for famous figures like Farrah Fawcett and Sylvester Stallone. He also teaches hand-to-hand combat in various agencies.
Security has been always a major social issue in Malaysia, you read horrible news on a daily basis. I hope this forwarded email will help, at least to build more awareness around friends.
- The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, use it! - Kids don’t do this to your siblings.
- If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM.Toss it away from you, chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and / or purse than you and he will go for the wallet or purse. Run like mad in the other direction!
- 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. This has saved lives.
- Women have a tendency to get into their car after shopping,eating,working,etc., and just sit (doing their check book, or making a list, etc.) DON’T DO THIS! The 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.
- As soon as you get into your car, lock the doors and leave.
- A Few Notes About Getting Into Your Car In a Parking Lot,or Parking:
- Be aware: look around you; look into your car, at the passenger
side floor, and in the back seat. (And check out under the car as you
approach.)- If you’re parked next to a big van you should enter your car from
the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.- Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle and the
passenger side. If a male is sitting alone 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. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)- ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are
horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).- If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control,ALWAYS
RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ, RUN!- As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. 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 asked”for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
- Someone 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 “Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.” 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. 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 cry recorder and uses it to coax women 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 they heard baby cries outside their doors ! when they’re home alone at night. Please pass this on! and DO NOT open the door for a crying baby.
And please remember, if someone ever threaten you with your life, you seriously don’t have to show him how civilized/educated you are, take every single chance you can to kick him in his balls hard enough to make him throw them out. Or, you can also consider devices like pepper spray and tazer.
I once saw a product, like a tiny siren device. A loud and noisy beeping sound will go off when pressed. I don’t recommend using that, it’s like shouting at the criminal’s face to make him goes berserk.
Please try to forward this information as you see fit.
