Be Safe

Some personal safety advice from the police…..

Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one’s life. In daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation… This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, & everyone you know. After reading these 10 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

2. Learned this from a tourist guide. 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. Women 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.. 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.

5. 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.)

6. 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!)

7. 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!

8. As women, we are always trying to be 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.

9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird.. The police told her ‘Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door..’ The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, ‘We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.’ He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby’s cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby.. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby’s cries outside their doors when they’re home alone at night.

10. Water scam! If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full blast so that you will go out to investigate and then attack. Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbours!

The Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America ‘s Most Wanted when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better to be safe than sorry.

6 Responses to Be Safe

  1. violet Ruria says:

    I have read through the sermons and I am very impressed at the great work you are doing.I come from Kenya but currently based in UK working with the Salvation Army.
    I know how many lifes are lost in my country through road accidents..I am wondering if you are in touch with churche in Africa to help them highlight and advocate for road safety.

    • Thanks for the kind and encouraging words Violet. Yes, we are rolling this programme out at the moment (we only started 1st February). If you have any mail contacts we would be delighted to receive them.
      Stay blessed, Mike and Diana

  2. Geoffrey Magode says:

    I am exceeding impressed by the incredible sermons on road safety.This is incredible.
    I am a Ugandan living in Kampala,I am the coordinator of an agency.This is a Christian Founded Organization whose goal is to transform communities through offering and promoting holistic and integrated development.
    In Uganda,there are many cases of accidents mostly motor accidents some which are caused by reckless driving,bad roads etc.These accidents can is be avoided especially if people can be sensitized on road safety measures.
    I personally appreciate you for the great work you doing.

  3. Thank you for the encouragement Geoffrey. I would love to hear more of your work. Are you in touch with Amigos in Uganda? http://www.amigos.org.uk

    The “Sermons” are an unfinished work, so do look for regular additions. Every blessing, Mike and Diana

  4. We’re a gaggle of volunteers and starting a new scheme in our community. Your site provided us with useful info to work on. You have done a formidable task and our whole neighborhood will be grateful to you.

  5. notmanynoble says:

    Great ministry; I survived a hit by a drunk driver here in Washington state, USA, some years ago, also one wreck from the lack of wide enough shoulders. So we have problems here too. Keep up the good work, and may our Lord bless and keep you. Mark Hodges

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