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Black Friday and Car Safety

Liza Cooper — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:25:58 +0000

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

If you are like many people I know, you are eagerly scanning the newspaper for great Black Friday deals.

Know that if you are headed out to the mall, that predators are out scanning you to see if you and your purse are easy pickings. Heavy crowds and traffic work in their favor.

While you track down the delicious bargains, are you paying attention to your surroundings? Are you keeping an eye on your purse and holding it securely? Are you carrying lots of heavy packages? Did you lock your car before making the hike to the mall entrance from the nether reaches of the huge parking lot where your car is parked?

Before you set foot outside, read my article Self Defense and Women – 12 Tips for Personal Safety

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Women’s Self Defense: Don’t Let Technology Be Used Against You

Liza Cooper — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:08:53 +0000

The great technology devices you carry can work against you if your pocketbook or car is stolen.

I haven’t been able to confirm whether the following story is true or apocryphal, but it does contain some valuable lessons.

A woman’s pocketbook was stolen. It contained her GPS, cell phone, wallet, credit cards…

When she was finally able to call her husband 20 minutes later to tell him what happened, he told her he had gotten a text message asking about their PIN number to which he had replied. When they rushed to the bank, they were told that the money in their account had already been withdrawn.

Tip: Don’t put your actual address in your “home” setting. Instead use a nearby address, so no one can find your actual home address if your GPS is stolen.

Tip: Don’t disclose the actual relationship of people in your cell phone’s contact list, ie. don’t use names like Homey, Hubby, Mom, Dad, etc.

Tip: If you are texted to meet someone or to forward sensitive information, call them back to confirm that they were the one who actually sent the request. If you can’t reach them, be wary about meeting them at the proposed location.

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Gun-Control Fanatic was a Victim of Domestic Violence

Liza Cooper — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:28:45 +0000

Domestic violence is usually kept in secrecy–the batterer wants to maintain control over his victim and his victim is either threatened, intimidated, or made to feel guilt or shame. But from time-to-time, a case hits the headlines. And when it does you can learn how domestic violence works and get suggestions about action to take.

In this case, Meleanie Hain, a Lebanon, PA woman was shot to death by her husband, who later took his own life. She had made the national news a year ago when she insisted on her right to carry her Glock handgun with her to her daughter’s soccer game.

Many people took her to be a pro-gun fanatic, but in retrospect it is easier to see that her swagger was a disguised call for help.

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Purses and purse snatching

Liza Cooper — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:56:25 +0000

Purse snatching has been a crime for years and years. Many women don’t really pay much attention to how they are carrying their purse. Often we swing it while we’re walking or just loop it around our elbow casually as we stroll from store to store. Sometimes we hang it from the back of our chair when eating at a restaurant. This is a huge mistake.

What you are essentially doing is inviting a purse-snatcher to help himself to your property.

Save yourself a lot of heartache by keeping your purse close to you–and leave the unnecessary credit cards at home.

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