I was perusing the "official" State of Illinois website a while ago and lo and behold, I came across this little gem of an article that really got my blood boiling. I just can't (actually I can, given that it's IL) believe that anyone would recommend that a woman defend herself from an attacker with a nail file!!! (not to mention telling her to induce vomiting to fend off an attacker) PUHHLEEEEZE!
Well, here it is for your review...
(bolds are gleefully all mine, as are italics)
If You Are Confronted
Before you fight:
Fighting for your safety may be necessary. However, if you start out fighting you cancel any other options that might be open to you. Since many attacks on women are
not sexually motivated, and are designed to degrade and humiliate, talking your way out of it may be easier. ("Baa baa bad guy, have you any condoms?")
There is documentation of assailants that left a would-be-victim alone after she told him that she was pregnant and it would kill her baby. (Some case were women that were too old to even have a baby.)
Telling an attacker that you have VD or AIDS can discourage him.
It may sound disgusting, but putting your fingers into you throat and making yourself vomit usually gets results. (This method is not often used except as a last
resort.)
Use your imagination and you can think of others.
The above methods are particularly important if your assailant has a gun or knife, or there is more than one attacker. (Fighting would probably be futile.)
If you must fight:
Use of a firearm to protect yourself or property is not recommended.
Guns stolen from residences are a primary way of getting guns into the hands of criminals.
Half of all the women that fire a gun trying to protect themselves shoot someone they do not want to, i.e. friend, neighbors, relatives, etc.
is it just me or are they insinuating that a woman is not capable of defending herself w/ a firearm?
Be aware of those times and places where there is a potential for attack and be prepared to defend yourself.
parking lots
walking at night
waiting for a bus
elevators
other you will learn to recognize
Articles common to your handbag that make useful defense weapons:
nail file
rat tail comb
teasing brush
pens and pencils
keys
anything rigid
Uh, oookkkay... Me, I have my trusty SIG in my "handbag" ie my HOLSTER!As DC has said, "I bite back!" and not with a friggin' "teasing brush" (what is that anyway?)
Concentrate on these areas only when combating an assailant.
groin
eyes
ears
nose
throat
You should not swing at an assailant. Roundhouse or overhand blows are easy to deflect or evade. Your movements should be made with all your strength, and should be
straight jabs. Remember that screaming may be just as important to your defense as any weapon.
I won't even go into how frigging tired I get of this crap! I know we all are sick and tired of the stupidity in this world.
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"At last we shall reveal ourselves to the Gun-Grabbers, at last we shall have revenge at The TFL End of Summer Meet on August 12 & 13, 2000..."
[This message has been edited by Darthmaum (edited June 04, 2000).]
Well, here it is for your review...
(bolds are gleefully all mine, as are italics)
If You Are Confronted
Before you fight:
Fighting for your safety may be necessary. However, if you start out fighting you cancel any other options that might be open to you. Since many attacks on women are
not sexually motivated, and are designed to degrade and humiliate, talking your way out of it may be easier. ("Baa baa bad guy, have you any condoms?")
There is documentation of assailants that left a would-be-victim alone after she told him that she was pregnant and it would kill her baby. (Some case were women that were too old to even have a baby.)
Telling an attacker that you have VD or AIDS can discourage him.
It may sound disgusting, but putting your fingers into you throat and making yourself vomit usually gets results. (This method is not often used except as a last
resort.)
Use your imagination and you can think of others.
The above methods are particularly important if your assailant has a gun or knife, or there is more than one attacker. (Fighting would probably be futile.)
If you must fight:
Use of a firearm to protect yourself or property is not recommended.
Guns stolen from residences are a primary way of getting guns into the hands of criminals.
Half of all the women that fire a gun trying to protect themselves shoot someone they do not want to, i.e. friend, neighbors, relatives, etc.
is it just me or are they insinuating that a woman is not capable of defending herself w/ a firearm?
Be aware of those times and places where there is a potential for attack and be prepared to defend yourself.
parking lots
walking at night
waiting for a bus
elevators
other you will learn to recognize
Articles common to your handbag that make useful defense weapons:
nail file
rat tail comb
teasing brush
pens and pencils
keys
anything rigid
Uh, oookkkay... Me, I have my trusty SIG in my "handbag" ie my HOLSTER!As DC has said, "I bite back!" and not with a friggin' "teasing brush" (what is that anyway?)
Concentrate on these areas only when combating an assailant.
groin
eyes
ears
nose
throat
You should not swing at an assailant. Roundhouse or overhand blows are easy to deflect or evade. Your movements should be made with all your strength, and should be
straight jabs. Remember that screaming may be just as important to your defense as any weapon.
I won't even go into how frigging tired I get of this crap! I know we all are sick and tired of the stupidity in this world.
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"At last we shall reveal ourselves to the Gun-Grabbers, at last we shall have revenge at The TFL End of Summer Meet on August 12 & 13, 2000..."
[This message has been edited by Darthmaum (edited June 04, 2000).]
Sometimes I think IL wants as many dead as possible so the population will decrease. Oh well they can stick with the sheep , I'll stick with the wolves 