female safety advice from police

SalonGeek

Help Support SalonGeek:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

slingwood

Member
Joined
Apr 23, 2008
Messages
24
Reaction score
1
Location
durham
hi girls was sent this as an e mail and at first thought it was a joke, IT ISN'T but it worth a read for all you safety concious girls out there, scared the pants off me:eek:
> An important message from the Police - Please take time to read this
> and take note.
>
> Please pass this along to all the women you know.....
>
> This actually happened a few weeks ago on the M3 Fleet services. It
> was early evening and a young girl stopped to get petrol. She filled
> her tank and walked into the store to pay for her petrol.
>
> The cashier told her 'Don't pay for your petrol yet.....walk around
> the store for a while and act as if you're picking up some other
> things to buy. A man
> just got into the back of your car. I've called the police and they're
> on their way.'
>
> When the police arrived, they found the man in the back seat of the
> girl's car and asked him what he was doing. He replied, he was joining
> a gang and the initiation to join is to kidnap a woman and bring her
> back to the gang to be raped by every member of the gang. If the woman
> was still alive by the time they finish with her then they let her go.
>
> According to the police that night, there is a new gang forming here
> originating from London.
>
> The scary part of this is because the guy didn't have a weapon on him.
> The police could only charge him with trespassing.... He's back on the
> street and free to try again. Please be aware of what's going on
> around you and for your family and friends. LADIES you or one of your
> family and friends could be the next victim.
>
> Please forward this on to everyone you know. Please do not discard
> this message it is very important that everyone knows what is
> happening.
>
> Please be careful when leaving your vehicle and make sure it is ALWAYS
> Locked to prevent this from happening to you.
>
> MET POLICE :
>
> Subject: POLICE INFORMATION - NOT A JOKE - ACTUAL SAFETY ADVICE
>
> This first bit is mainly for women, but boys please read it and send
> it on to any women you care about. The second bit is a warning to all
> of us!
>
> Some sound advice for us all as we all sometimes forget to take our
> common sense with us when we go out. This is from Northants Police..
> Women.... In light of the recent kidnapping and now murder of Leigh
> Mathews I think it is important to read the following info for your
> own safety.
>
> Things women should know to stay safe:
>
> Please Take the time to read these pointers. There may just be one or
> two you hadn't thought of. After reading this, forward it 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. If a robber asks for your handbag, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it
> away from you.... he is probably more interested in your handbag than
> you and he will go for the handbag. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER
> DIRECTION!
>
> 3. If you are ever thrown into the boot of a car: Kickout the back
> tail lights and stick your arm through the hole and start waving. 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 cheque book, or making a
> list).
>
> DON'T DO THIS! A predator could be watching you, and this is the
> perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, and
> attack you. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND
> LEAVE.
>
> 5. A few notes about getting into your car in a carpark:
>
> A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger
> side floor, and check the back seat.
>
> B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car
> from the passenger door. Most attackers surprise their victims by
> pulling
> them into their van 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 shop, 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 lift instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible
> places to be alone and the perfect crime spot.
>
> 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!
>
> 8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! 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 babies' cries outside
> their doors when they're home alone at night.
>
> Please pass this on and DO NOT open the door for a crying baby.
>
> I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. 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 safe than sorry.
>
> NORTHAMPTONSHIRE POLICE - Visit us at http://www.northants.police.uk/
> <http://www.northants.police.uk/>
>
> PLEASE READ. MAY BE HELPFUL AND PLEASE TAKE CARE!! ALL CAR OWNERS AND
> CAR DRIVERS PLEASE READ Warning!!!!
>
> Be aware of new car-jacking scheme. You walk across the car park,
> unlock your car and get inside. Then you lock all your doors, start
> the engine and shift or put into reverse.
>
> You look into the rear-view mirror to back out of your parking space
> and you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear
> window.
>
> So, you shift the gear stick back into park or neutral, unlock your
> doors and jump out of your car to remove that paper or whatever it is
> that is obstructing your view.
>
> When you reach the back of your car that is when the car-jackers
> appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off!!
>
> Your engine was running, you would have left your purse in the car and
> they practically mow you down as they speed off in your car.
>
> BE AWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED IN
> LONDON/MANCHESTER MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY!!!!!!!!
>
> Just drive away and remove the paper later! It is stuck to your window
> and be thankful that you read this email. I hope you will forward this
> to friends and family especially to women! A purse contains all
> identification, and you certainly do NOT want someone getting your
> home address. They already HAVE your keys!!!
>
> JUST BE AWARE AND TAKE CARE IT WILL PROBABLY SOON ARRIVE
> IN YOUR AREA
>
> Brian Molloy
> Detective Constable
> Force Intelligence Bureau
> Strathclyde Police
> 0141 532 586






 
Last edited:
I realised it was a scam as I started reading it, but it does actually have some good safety points in the middle.
Marion x
 
just read your link. feel a bit daft now but there's a lot of good advice in the email, it's still worth a look for the safety concious x
 
No need to feel daft, sweetie :hug: we all get taken in by these spam type emails. When I was an IT manager I would have to educate my end users to not send global emails with this sort of thing by asking them to google it first, and then pass it to the IT department. We'd investigate it properly - snopes.com is a good place to check out the urban legend email, and then it was genuine we'd send out the global email.
You weren't to know it was spam - and your intentions were genuine for which we thank you!
:)
 
Sorry but I think its bloody irresponsible to post scare-mongering chain mails such as these without checking first if they are genuine or not.

Things like this serve no other purpose than to make women paranoid and in turn when they are out and alone they look like victims, and it is a fact that women who look like victims are far more likely to be victims.

If you want advice on how to be safe and how to defend yourself, join a local self defence class, dont rely on the ramblings of hoax emails.
 
a similar thing did happen to a girl in maidstone.she went in to pay for her petrol and the cashier told her that the payment didnt go through as she paid by card.he told her this because he saw a man get in her car and hide behind a seat.the man wasnt couaght though as he realised that they had seen him so he got out a run off.
so always make sure you lock your car up.xx
 
i read something similar to this a while back ..i'm not one to believe these hoaxes but it is reality & it does happen whether it is at night or in the daylight ...the sad thing is in this day and age no one wants to get involved ..gone are the days where the friendly neighbour & passerby jumped into help.. i saw an inccident a few weeks ago involving a young woman being pushed & dragged about by a man ,the poor girl was screaming and this was in a residential area during the day and no one came out to help her..i would have stopped to help but i would have probably been turned on & attacked for being the good samaratin. i do tae-kwon-do it combines combat techniques, self defense ,sport exercise, meditation and philosophy & stimulating form of martial arts .Tae-kwon-do training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches,and open-handed strikes and includes various take-downs or sweeps, throws, and joint locks.it is also a confidence booster...oh btw ur never to old to start..i'm 41
 
Sorry but I think its bloody irresponsible to post scare-mongering chain mails such as these without checking first if they are genuine or not.

firstly, i have already explained that i feel a bit daft for the post !!!
BUT as said before there is some good safety advice in there and if it makes someone look twice at something that could be potentially harmful to them then i can take the bashing!
the post was meant with the best intentions, as a wake up call for all of those who get complaicent, as most of my friends work in a high security prison i know that these things DO happen on a regular basis and as such i dont belive i was "scare mongering " merely hoping to help. sorry if i personally offended anyone, NOT MY INTENTION x
 

Latest posts

Back
Top