Posted on 10/30/2006 11:27:49 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
FRIGHTENED women are learning self-defence, arming themselves with personal security alarms and exercising in groups following a spate of sex attacks across Brisbane.
In the latest attack on Friday night, a man tried to drag a 20-year-old woman into bushes at Daw Rd, Runcorn, on the southside, but she managed to fight him off.
Police are now investigating at least two rapes and about 25 sexual assaults on bikeways and jogging areas since January.
They are hunting a serial predator believed responsible for many of the attacks, and several copycat offenders.
State Labor MP for northside Ashgrove Kate Jones, 27, said the assaults had changed women's behaviour.
"They feel like they have to be far more vigilant and take safety precautions," she said.
" I haven't gone walking without taking a whistle and a mobile phone with me just in case anything happens, and I know other women my age in the area that do the same."
Accountant Nirvana McBeath, 33, said she was too scared to exercise alone after a man exposed himself to her on a bikeway.
"I was really scared, and I felt threatened because I felt isolated and I didn't know what to do," she said.
Ms McBeath has joined a gym so she can exercise indoors and goes jogging only once a week with a group of friends.
"I just wouldn't risk it by going out on my own. My friends have all joined the gym, too.
"We all feel scared. It's ruined the beauty of being able to go out for a jog and enjoy exercise. You don't feel like you can do that freely.
"My husband has taken it a step further and bought me a dog. He's not happy for me to jog on my own, either."
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Nice and effective but a little hard to justify without an surgeon's license....:))
"Car keys border on useless."
Not if carried on one of those long neck-strap thingies popular these days.
Carry enough keys [and an army issue can opener] and a good swing of that's gonna leave a very memorable mark.
Uh...that *looks* like it has a tiny little light sabre on it.....:))
You need a license in Australia to have a scalpel?
I love mine.
The Applegate remake of the Sykes-Fairbairne is a lot better.
I think Kenton is right.
I think we may have to think practical here though.
Any ideas?
Arioch7 out.
Mixed Martial Arts? Explain.
Arioch7
Just a thought; that is all good and all, why not take a gun(2nd ad)or at least a knife?... : ) <<< me
That is the point. It is against the law to carry a knife over 4 1/2" and ya can't carry a double bladed knife of any size. I do like your attitude tho... : ) <<< me
Do y'all realize it is against the law to have a base ball bat in your car?... : ) <<< me
If you hit me full in the face with your keys I would blink and maybe bleed a little but otherwise not hesitate while I took you down and had my way with you. Please do not rely on your keys.
If you really want to be able to fight it is quite superior to any of the traditional styles. Not to say there aren't good skills to be learned in many traditional styles - especially when it comes to weapons use.
However, now that I think about it the most practical basic knife fighting manual I have is the USMC field manual FM0-7. I digress. I don't watch TV but I understand Spike TV shows UFC bouts (ultimate fighter championship ra ra). These are tamed down version of the original fights but still an excellent example of the art. Please do not confuse this with "professional" wrestling. Cheers,
It's not the licensing that's a problem; it's the "plausible denial" factor when toting it around.
It's also against the law to kill me and I intend to make perps obey that law myself since it will probably take *too* long for the LEO to come help.
My attitude is stay alive first, *then* worry about a lawyer..;D
I'd never rely solely on keys though some women seem to have nothing else at their disposal.
Read the rest of my posts.
I *did* advise an alternative to *just* keys because really, they're not much use except to possibly buy a little running time.
My *keys* are the least of an attacker's concerns.
I am a woman.
I do not engage in fist fights or bar brawls.
"while I took you down and had my way with you."
This will never happpen.
One way or another, one of us will die.
As I mentioned before, there's "backstory" involved.
There's a reason why I carry what I do and I'm deathly serious about using them, if I must.
A deer spike. How ingenious! No problem at airports, and in its' own way, quite politically correct.
After all, like the noble Indians, you're trying to make use of all parts of the deer, and it's 100% natural and organic!
You didn't get that idea from "Braveheart" did you? Seems to me that the crazy Irish guy in that movie pulled one of those on one of Mel Gibsons' lieutenants in one scene.
Very ingenious and devious. ;>)
My grandaddy was a logger. My uncle still has some of his old log chain and a few 'J-grabs' to boot. Definitely heavy duty stuff.
"You should've seen what one swing of that thing would do a galvanized 40 gallon steel trash can."
Yup, I can imagine. It would definitely 'put a hurtin' on flesh and bone, provided that you were in close, and the orc was unarmed or lacked skill at arms.
" It was like a Scottish war hammer. Sometimes it the simple "medieval" things that work best....:)"
Ah....the good ol' days. I'd love to have a broad sword. However; there's a lot to recommend re: modern weaponry.
"Gotta go get groceries now."
I hope you grocery hunt was uneventful.
Stand Fast
/jasper
I've had that thing on my keychain since '91.
[I've also had a brass Claddagh medallion on there since '79]...LOL!
I've dropped it onto blacktop and concrete and always expected it to break but it never has.
[unlike the 6 inch boar tusk that used to hang beside of it]
I keep several spike antlers in reserve, just in case, but it seems that it's going to last a very long time.
I was a bit freaked [and overjoyed] to see the Wallace whip out a similar antler during the village fight scene.
When the English outlawed swords [and kilts and bagpipes] ingenious Scotsmen were forced to use whatever else was at hand and a sharpened stag's horn was a common weapon.
So yeah, I guess I could fall back on the PC "it's part of my cultural heritage" excuse....;D
At this point, I'm sure you'll not be shocked to hear that I have 2 broadswords, 1 two-handed long sword, 1 "El Cid" replica sword, 1 hand made "Excalibur" sword, [forged by the Nez Perce/Irish flint knapper...a very multi-talented guy] several hand-carved wooden "practice swords", 1 cutlass, 1 Confederate officer's sword and 1 Katana.
[hey, I never said I was a "normal" dame]....LOL!
My dad logged in his spare time, too.
Therefore, it was perfectly acceptable for him to be carrying bits and pieces of heavy chain in his truck.
You never know when you might need to repair something, eh?....:)
[and my dad is probably why I'm not a "normal" dame]
Me too. Last night (being Halloween and all) I walked into my local pub wearing my greatkilt and strapped with my broad sword in it's baldric.
I surrendered the claymore and my skein dubh to the bartender, and they kindly consented to serve me.... ;)
"I walked into my local pub wearing my greatkilt and strapped with my broad sword in it's baldric"
*swoon!*
Marry me!
;D
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