| You hear about assaults on women almost on a | | | | from a dangerous situation and seek help-nothing |
| daily basis. Colorado Springs and Pueblo are good | | | | more. |
| examples of what happens everywhere else. | | | | 1. Stun Devices-Stun guns are 86 percent |
| Southern Colorado-the area served by our local | | | | effective, tasers are nearly 100 percent effective. |
| TV stations-is mostly conservative, Hispanic and | | | | Most police officers carry one or the other on |
| loaded with assaults on women. | | | | their utility belt-that is how good they are. |
| Last night the lead story was about a woman | | | | 2. Pepper Sprays-They are the most popular self |
| who was a domestic violence victim. Her husband | | | | defense tool in the world. The main appeal is it |
| almost beat her to death. They pointed out that | | | | can be applied from a distance of up to 18 feet. |
| one in four women is a victim of domestic | | | | Pepper spray will incapacitate an assailant for up |
| violence-one in four! | | | | to 30-45 minutes and hurts like.... |
| And that is in a country that considers women as | | | | 3. Personal Alarms-My first recommendation for |
| equals. How about countries where women have | | | | college age women. The bad guys don't like |
| little or no rights at all and are treated worse than | | | | anything that draws attention to them. These |
| cattle? | | | | alarms can be heard from hundreds of yards |
| Without getting preachy, women need to take a | | | | away. |
| stand. There are all sorts of resources for men | | | | 4. Self Defense DVD's-The best way to start a |
| and women to fix the problem. The first part is | | | | self defense program is with a self defense DVD |
| deciding what they want to put up with. Two of | | | | to learn the basics of street fighting in the |
| my daughters were victims after they were | | | | comfort of your own home. |
| married so I have little second hand experience. | | | | A well rounded approach to self defense with a |
| Some of the most popular self defense products | | | | self defense course as the foundation is the best |
| women can use to defend themselves against | | | | way to go. Then carry at least two self defense |
| domestic violence and assaults are listed here. | | | | products like a pepper spray and stun gun or |
| They are meant to give you time to get away | | | | taser. You cannot possibly be too prepared. |