Almost every day, we read in the newspaper the accounts of brutal crimes --rape, assault, murder, attacks, etc. These incidents are the exact expression of the feeling of the dominance of one person over another; to prove the male dominance over the women. Women like to remain submissive and are always unwilling to fight back, so women are supposed to be afraid. The time has come to break the image of stereotypical women. But how? Only if a woman learns how to protect herself, how to defend her from becoming the victim. We are living in such an increasingly violent society, where self-protection or self-defense remains the only possible way to sustain in such a society.
Think about ways in which we can
defend ourselves proactively against danger, risk, injury, and/or death.
Specifically, safety at night is something that seems to be an issue for people
from all ages and walks of life. When traveling alone at night or just being
home alone, there are things you need to think about constantly in order to
keep a vigilant awareness about your safety. For example, if you need to go to
an ATM at night (or even during the day), try to go to an ATM in a well-lit,
public place and where there is a nearby safety spot, such as police car patrol
and protection. If you have to walk at night, do everything in your power not
to walk alone, as being with just one other person decreases your chances of
being attacked or put in harm's way. If you do end up having to walk alone,
make sure you have self-defense and awareness items like pepper spray,
flashlight, reflective/bright clothing, working phone with GPS, and perhaps
even put 911 on speed dial in case of emergency. Also, let your family and
friends know where you are going and how long it should take, so that if you
don't return or respond to calls/texts by a certain time, they know you are in
danger and to find out what is going on. If you ever are somewhere alone, let
someone else know so that you are not the only person who knows where you are.
This all might sound like common
sense, but sometimes we take these things for granted and end up in danger that
could have been easily avoided had we prepared vigilantly. According to
statistics released by the U.S. Department of Education in 2014, during the
years 2011-2013 on U.S. college campuses, arrest rates went up consistently,
showing an increased crime rate across the board. Furthermore, the reported
criminal offenses across U.S. college campuses remain in the 700-800 range,
meaning that almost one thousand crimes a year are reported to law enforcement,
making for quite a consistent level of criminal threat. College campuses are
one particularly charged arena for individual safety concerns, as college
students are young, naïve, newly independent, and unable to access the same
resources as adults and parents.
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