Abduction
Prevention Techniques
Because of recent abductions in daylight hours, refresh yourself
of these things to do in an emergency situation...
1 . The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are
close enough to use it, do!
2. 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. Some folks 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.
5. 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 anything, 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.
6 . 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.)
7. 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!)
8. 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!
9. Stop being 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.
Author unknown.
John D. Williams
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
