Below is an article and police report of a woman who was
sexually assaulted by a man who broke into her apartment. I’m not posting this
to scare you. Assault and rape are scary enough in and of themselves. Living
day to day, counting all the things you do correctly, and convincing yourself
that it will not happen to you is the real problem. These are false securities,
such as: I’m in good standings with most of my family, I don’t have any ex-boyfriends
that want to hurt me, the neighborhood I live in is fairly safe, etc...
This article is a great example of being completely caught
off guard and having no game plan ready for action. Becky Laing quotes “I'm nervous because I just had a baby. So,
I just went out and bought some pepper spray”. NEWS FLASH: pepper spray can
just as easily be used against you and the chances of you being able to pull it
out of your purse, remove the safety switch, aim, and shoot while your SNS
(Sympathetic Nervous System) kicks in is next to imposible.
The only REAL solution to this problem is approaching
it as, when this happens to me. Not, if this happens I will do
XY&Z. EMA has experienced instructors certified in
SHARP or (Sexual Harassment Asault Rape Prevention) to give you the knowledge and
skills to be confident that WHEN an assault takes place not IF, you will be
ready!
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