Tips on Saving Your Life

A friend of mine passed this along to me. After I read it I thought it worthy of being passed on again to all of you. May you never need this knowledge. But if you do, at least you have the knowledge of what to do.

Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or love
>one's life.
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>Crucial
>Because of 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 these 9 crucial tips ,
>forward them to someone you care about.
>It never hurts to be careful
>in this crazy world we live in.
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>1 Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
>The elbow
>is the strongest point
>on your body.
>If you are close enough to use it,
>do!
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>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!
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>3. If you are eve r 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.
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>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.
>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.
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>a. If someone
>is in the car
>with a gun
>to your head
>DO NOT DRIVE OFF,
>repeat:
>DO NOT DRIVE OFF!
>Instead gun the engine
>and speed into anyt hing,
>wrecking the car.
>Your Air Bag will save you.
>If the person is
>in the back seat
>they will get the worst of it .
>As soon as the car crashes
>bail out and run.
>It is better than having them
>find your body
>in a remote location.
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>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.)
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>6. ALWAYS
>take the elevator
>instead of the stairs.
>(Stairwells are horrible places
>to be alone
>and the perfect crime spot.
>This is especially true at NIGHT!)
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>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,
>Preferably !
>in a zig -zag pattern!
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>8. As women,
>we are always 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.
>************* Here it is *******
>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.
>T he 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.
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>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
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>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.
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>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.
>Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a
>loved one's life.
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