Got this from my email today. I hope we'll never have to use it but it pays to read it so...
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We can now add to the list of victims the retired 77 yr. old TCU
professor from Ft Worth whose body was found last week in Oklahoma and
the 11 yr.old in Sarasota, FL. Because of these recent abductions in
daylight hours, refresh yourself of 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.
After reading this, forward it to someoneyou care about.
It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your
body. If you are close enough to use it, do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans. 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/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
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. This has saved lives.
4. Womenhave a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working,
etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, 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.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger
side floor, and in the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, 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.
C.) 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.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are
horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).
7. 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!
8. As women, we arealways trying to be sympathetic: STOP. 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. ]
9. Another Safety Point: 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's cry recorded 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 hear baby's 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.----
This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because
the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted this past
Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana. I'd like you
to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle
is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this to
the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters,
daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them, as well. Send this
to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we
live in has a lot of crazies in it and it's better to be safe than
sorry.
Shannon LaForge
Courtroom Deputy to Judge Robert Junell
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas