Posted on 01/21/2023 5:29:50 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
On the afternoon of Wednesday, January 18 in East Memphis, Tennessee, a woman was nearly kidnapped while out for a jog with her dog, reported WREG Memphis.
Just before 3 p.m. local time, a damaged grey vehicle with tinted windows and no hubcaps pulled up alongside the 28-year-old woman, who has remained anonymous in all reports. The suspect in the driver’s seat was reportedly weaaring a black ski mask and gloves. The suspect in the backseat opened the door and attempted to grab her. The victim ran away screaming for help.
The woman’s neighbor, Laura Slavney, saw the events unfold from her kitchen window. She quickly went to her garage to tell her husband, who was working on their house with a contractor. The three of them approached the victim to assist.
“She ran to us, and [the vehicle] backed up and headed west,” Slavney told Action News 5. “We were all just standing out there talking, and we were like, ‘What just happened?’ What do you think they were doing?’ It was very scary. She thought she was being kidnapped.”
The victim’s home, which was nearby to the incident, caught security footage of the car fleeing the scene.
On September 2, 2022 in East Memphis, just a mile from the location of this week’s incident, teacher Eliza Fletcher was abducted and killed during a run. A week after her death, running communities around the U.S. gathered to show support, symbolically running four miles to “Finish Eliza’s Run.”
She needs a better dog.
> Carry mace... <
And make sure it’s police grade. Fox and Sabre are good brands. Both are available on Amazon.
Some women carry cute little pink canisters on keychains, bought at the Walmart checkout line, or wherever. That stuff is next to worthless.
J frame .38 is pretty small.
Even 16 oz. strapped to your hip is going to bounce enough to be uncomfortable during a jog.
I still think it’s hilarious Costco was selling Jogger Fogger. They clearly aren’t familiar with the colloquial use of “jogger” after events of 2020.
A fanny pack or waist pack should easily handle that. Plus you need to be aware of your surroundings at all times when out like that. You have to notice “things” going on around you.
Memphis has been a craphole for years.
I ran for over 4 decades and carried 99 percent of the time.
Where there is a need and a will there are ways.
**She needs a better dog.**
Yeah, one frightened yell from her, and fido should be going for the face of the creep.
She’s going to have to find a different place to jog. Maybe Hernando, Mississippi.
**Don’t jog, it’s a garbage exercise modality.**
I had an OTR workout routine I did when stopped at a truck stop after a long day, before getting a shower. Though tired I would do various stationary exercises, then do sprints. Nearly every truck lot has a slope of some sort. I would do approx 100 yard sprints for maybe 20 minutes running upslope.
One 2008 fall afternoon (age 54), at a TA stop that had practically no slope, I had finished one of the sprints, and a truck leaving stopped by me. The driver said: “Mister, you are fast!”
I laughed and said, “I hate jogging, so I try to get it over with as fast as I can”.
He laughed, but then said, “Seriously, my son is a sprinter in high school. I’ve watched him compete for several years. Mister, you are fast!”
I thought about entering a senior olymics, but never did. You see, I never started the sprint explosively. Didn’t want to risk a pulled muscle. But I did indeed hate jogging.
That’s pretty cool. I’m going to compete in Masters Track & Field in 2 years time.
Either 100m & 200m or 200m & 400m based upon bodyweight then.
Ahmaud Arbery?
Bkmk/mace/fox/sabre
Best wishes to your success!
My nearly 7 yr old grandson makes me sprint nowadays when playing 1 on 1 touch football. His other grandpa was Qb of the Tide in 79, when Bryant’s teams ran a LOT. Bear was quoted as saying Shealy “is quicker than a hickup”.
The grandson is very quick for his age.
Yep
And generically, any low life of his persuasion.
Thank you.
Take care and good luck keeping up with the kid. :)
I always wear my unlaced Timberland boots when I go jogging...
Permit me to add something to my post #22. Police grade pepper spray is legal in all 50 states. But some states have a limitation on the size of the container. Be sure to do a search for the current law in your state.
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