2. Crime in General
Mental Mindset
Personal Safety Tips
Home Safety Tips
Vehicle Safety Tips
Walking Safety Tips
Shopping Safety Tips
Fighting
3. Violent crime in America is a growing epidemic and
can reach and individual or community regardless of
location.
The idea that it will not happen to me is slowly
evaporating from our mindset.
Preparing yourself both mentally and physically will
greatly increase your survivability rate.
4. Atl 6th most dangerous
city in America.
Violent Crime -
Robbery & Assaults up
6% 1,433 per 100,000
Atl is a major hub for
Drug and Human
Trafficking.
Forbes Mag 10/18/2012
5. Includes : Murder-Rape-Robbery-
Burglary-Aggravated Assault –
Vehicle Thefts/ Car Jacking.
Home Invasions and personal
assaults are also on the rise.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - February 17, 2011
6.
7. Have a Plan
Be ready to use your plan
Know that it could happen to you
Mentally prepare / rehearse your
plan
Have a plan B
NEVER give up
Refuse to be a victim
8. Meredith Emerson, 24
Meredith Emerson was abducted on
January 1, 2008 while hiking at Vogel
State Park located in the North
Georgia mountains.
January 2, 2008 - Authorities
launched a massive search for
Meredith, and her car was located in
the parking lot of Vogel State Park.
January 3, 2008 - Authorities
announced they wanted to talk to
Gary Hilton, a person of interest.
January 4, 2008 - Emerson's dog,
Ella, wandered into a grocery store in
Forsyth County. Later that day,
DeKalb County Police took Hilton
into custody.
9.
10. Carlie Brucia , 11
Carlie was abducted on February 1, 2004
at 6:33PM while walking home from a
friend’s house.
The abduction was caught on a
surveillance camera. Thirty-nine year old
auto mechanic Joseph Smith approached
Carlie, took her by the hand, and led her
to his 1992 station wagon. Carlie
appeared to offer little to no resistance
to her abductor.
Smith had a long history of drug
offenses, and was once acquitted of
trying to kidnap a woman in 1977
Carlie’s body was found on February 6,
2004 after Smith bragged to a jailhouse
buddy about what he had done.
11. Carlie Brucia- Age 11
Carlie was abducted on February 1, 2004 at 6:33PM
while walking home from a friend’s house.
The abduction was caught on a surveillance camera.
Thirty-nine year old auto mechanic Joseph Smith
approached Carlie, took her by the hand, and led her
to his 1992 station wagon. Carlie appeared to offer
little to no resistance to her abductor.
Smith had a long history of drug offenses, and was
once acquitted of trying to kidnap a woman in 1977
Carlie’s body was found on February 6, 2004 after
Smith bragged to a jailhouse buddy about what he
had done.
12.
13. Why Are We Here?
Jennifer Ewing, 54
On Tuesday, July 25, 2006, Jennifer Ewing, a 54 year old
mother of 3 headed out for a bike ride on the popular
Silver Comet trail.
Jennifer routinely rode a 50-mile round trip portion of
the trail several times a week.
Michael Ledford was a professional criminal. Ledford -
a convicted rapist - served a 10 year prison sentence for
an attack on a woman in 1991 & was serving a 10 year
probation period when he attacked Ewing.
Ledford was later arrested after he entered the Dallas
Police Department the same day Ewing was reported
missing. He had severe trauma to his genitals and told
police that a prostitute had injured him. Ewing’s body
was later discovered off the trail.
14. Lori Bresnahan 47 & Her 10 Year Old Daughter
David J. Renz, a computer whiz,
somehow removed his monitoring
device from a previously Child
Pornography charge. Renz followed the
child out of the gym, kidnapping the
child and Lori. The girl was able to
escape while Lori was being stabbed.
15.
16. Know that Nothing works
100% of the time
If you can talk your way
out of an attack try to calm
the person and persuade
them not to carry out the
attack
The goal is to keep talking
as you start walking
17. Start yelling which can make you a harder
target from the attention you draw.
Follow your instincts!
Never give up!
18. Once you make the decision to fight, fight as
if you’re the third monkey on the ramp to
Noah’s Ark !!!
The goal is to distract or injure your attacker
for your opportunity to escape !
19. Forced Teaming
Charm & Niceness
Too Many Details
Loan Sharking
The Unsolicited Promise
Discounting The Word
NO
20. Look around for people
who don’t belong or
seem to be predators
You see the same face or
car in two places may
mean you are being
followed
Stay Alert & Stay Alive
21. Any strike delivered needs to be at 100%
power to a vulnerable area (eyes, nose, groin
etc.)
Always look for the chance to escape and
run away
22. Never let strangers inside your home for any reason.
Ex. Use the phone, a drink of water etc.
If you are home alone and someone comes to the door;
Don’t open the door, but tell them your parent is busy
and to go away.
NEVER enter your home if there is signs of forced
entry
23. Have your keys ready for easy
entry into your car
Check the area as you approach
your car
Park in well lit areas
24. Know more than one
way to your home,
work etc.
Don’t let your car get
below ¼ of a tank
If you break down,
remain in your vehicle
and call 911 if in a
remote or desolate area
25. Always be aware of your
surroundings
Walk with confidence
If wearing an IPod or other
device, keep the music low
enough that you can hear
what is going on around you.
26. Always be aware of your
surroundings
Walk with confidence
If wearing an IPod or other
device, keep the music low
enough that you can hear
what is going on around you.
27. Walk with a friend or if alone, walk near another group
If a vehicle stops and asks you for directions, avoid
getting near the car. Go in the other direction
Try to avoid areas that are remote and isolated
28. Park in well lit areas
Never use ATM machines at
night. Get cash back inside
the store
You can have security or an
employee walk with you out
to you car
29. If you choose to carry a weapon of any sort, you need to
train with that weapon and become proficient in it’s
use.
Train the way you will fight because you will fight the
way you train.
30. Have a plan
Choose NOT to be a victim
Don’t be in denial…… It could happen to you.
Be aware of your surroundings at all times
Trust your instincts or “gut feeling”
31. Whatever decision you make, do
it 100%
Never leave the scene of an attack
with an attacker, it greatly lowers
survivability rates
Stay Alert… Stay Alive !!!!
Always think,
Escape…Escape…Escape !!!
Hinweis der Redaktion
An upstate sicko cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet before carrying out a savage crime — stabbing a school librarian to death and raping a 10-year-old girl, cops said.
Investigators were probing Saturday how 29-year-old David Renz, who was previously charged with possessing child pornography, managed to disable his monitoring device.
Renz, a computer whiz, has already faced jailhouse justice in the wake of his sickening crime — suffering a broken nose in a prison fight.
He was beaten inside a holding cell at the Onondaga County Justice Center on Friday — a day after the attack.
Cops say Renz abducted 47-year-old Lori Bresnahan and the girl as they left a gymnastics class at a mall outside Syracuse late Thursday.
Renz followed the child out of the CNY Gym Centre about 9 p.m., authorities said.
He tied up Bresnahan and then raped the girl inside the Northern Mall parking lot in the town of Clay.
Then, he drove the woman’s car to a wooded area with both victims tied up inside.
The girl managed to escape while Renz was repeatedly stabbing Bresnahan, authorities said.
The girl was later found by a passing motorist. It was unclear how she escaped.
RELATED: CITY DOT SUPE BUSTED ON KIDDE PORN CHARGES
“We’re still trying to piece the timeline together,” New York State Trooper Jack Keller said.
Renz was captured near the wooded area after the driver who found the girl told a 911 dispatcher he saw a man running from the scene.
Hours before pouncing on his victims, Renz methodically deactivated and removed his electronic ankle bracelet, authorities said.
He had been outfitted with the device in January when federal authorities released him from custody on child pornography charges.
The ankle bracelet is supposed to immediately alert probation officers if it has been tampered with, but the technically savvy Renz beat the system.
RELATED: FORMER SCHOOL ATTENDANT ALLEGED SOURCE OF CHILD PORN
It wasn’t until 11:30 p.m. that officials at the company responsible for the device noticed that there had been no movement from the bracelet for hours and notified the U.S. Probation Office, according to the Syracuse Post-Standard.
By that time, the librarian was dead, the girl had been raped and Renz was already in police custody.
He had been outfitted with the device in January when federal authorities released him from custody on child pornography charges.
The ankle bracelet is supposed to immediately alert probation officers if it has been tampered with, but the technically savvy Renz beat the system.
Renz tied up the victims before he stabbed Lori Bresnahan. The girl escaped and was found by a passing motorist.
Reps for the Colorado-based firm BI, which works closely with correction officials, could not be reached Saturday.
Renz — who graduated from SUNY Oswego in 2011 with honors in computer science — was arraigned Friday on murder, rape and kidnapping charges and ordered held without bail.
When he showed up at federal court hours later for a probation violation, his face was swollen and tissues were stuffed up his nose.
His lawyers said he was assaulted by other inmates.
Renz was moved into his own cell Saturday, officials said.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/kiddie-porn-culprit-kills-mother-rapes-daughter-cops-article-1.1290537#ixzz2NztZoSSA
INSTINCTS: There is a reason why your mind and body are reacting to this person in this way. You see signals whether you recognize them or not. These signals are you reading the body language of the person. DO NOT discount what you are feeling!
The human being is the only animal on this earth that will not listen to their fears and will ignore what their body is telling them and walk into a dangerous situation, for fear of hurting someone’s feelings.
Predators will use this because they know you will want to be polite i.e., (the elevator door opens and there is a man on the elevator or maybe even standing next to you. You are scared and very apprehensive about him, but you get on the elevator anyway, because you don’t offend him).
Look For Signs
Forced Teaming: A person tries to pretend that he has something in common with a person and they are in the same predicament when it really isn’t true. An effective way to establish premature trust because “we’re in the same boat” (sharing a dilemma) attitude is hard to rebuff without feeling rude.
Charm and Niceness: Charm is an overrated ability. Think of charm as a verb not a trait. Why is this person trying to charm me? Niceness does not equal to goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy not a character trait.
Too Many Details: When people tell the truth they don’t feel the need to add in extra details because there is no reason to doubt them. So when people lie, even if what they are saying sounds credible to you, it doesn’t to them so they keep talking.
Type Casting: Is a man’s way of labeling a woman in a (slightly critical) way, hoping she will feel compelled to prove that his opinion is not accurate. “You’re probably too snobbish to talk to the likes of me” “you don’t look like someone who reads the newspaper” (and she sets out to prove him wrong). “There’s such a thing as being too proud” she lets down her defense and accepts his help making her more vulnerable. Since the man is seeking a response the best way to handle is to ignore, acting as if the words weren’t even spoken.
Loan Sharking: he wants you to allow him to help you because you will feel you OWE him. It makes it harder for you to tell him to go away.
The Unsolicited Promise: Is one of the most reliable signals because it is nearly always of questionable motive. Promises are used to convince us of an intention, but they are not guarantees. If you are in doubt of what someone is saying and they feel your doubt, they say “I Promise”. Here is your defense: When someone says “I promise” you say, at least in your head, “Your right, I am hesitant about trusting you, and maybe with good reason. Thank you for pointing it out”.
Discounting The Word NO: Actions speak louder than words. When you say No and they try to negotiate or the person chooses not to hear, they are trying to control you. Think of a salesman and how annoying they can be, but with a stranger a refusal to hear No can be an important survival signal. As with a suitor, a friend, a boyfriend, even a husband. Refusing to hear “No” is a signal that someone is either seeking control or refusing to relinquish it. Do not negotiate; when you negotiate you give a possibility. At this point your body language can determine whether you are going to become a victim. Turn square to the person, look them in the eye, put your hand out and say NO, or I DON’T WANT YOUR HELP. Do not be timid and shrug off a No.
Do not be afraid of being seen as a bitch. If someone ignores what you have told them, WHY, what does he want? According to Gavin DeBecker- “Alarm is always in response to something and Intuition is always right. Your interpretation of your intuition is not always right”. Your intuition is always learning…