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Self Defense Tactic – Sing the Star Spangled Banner
By Liza Cooper | October 22, 2009
What can you do if you find yourself in a confrontation with a criminal?
That will depend on your situation. But one tactic you can employ if there are other people around is to make noise.
Attract attention from anyone you can. The first thing he will say to you is “don’t scream or I’ll kill you”. He’s telling you exactly what will ruin his plan. Go ahead, ruin his plan — create a disturbance, scream, throw things, blow the horn.
If you think you should yell “fire” go right ahead. You can’t count on others coming to your aid, but you want to appeal to his fear of getting caught and make him think that someone could hear you and be coming.
I also like singing. That’s right – sing. Sing anything and sing it at the top of your lungs. We especially like “The Star Spangled Banner” because if people see or hear you in the middle of a street singing the national anthem, they’ll look around to see who is crazy enough to be doing that. Plus, your attacker will not want this type of attention and he will most likely flee at the earliest possible moment.
And a last tactic is to single out a passerby and shout something along the lines of “Hey you, in the blue shirt, call 911.” This will break through the passivity many people feel when they are not directly involved in a situation.
The tactic of making noise is an effective self defense technique and will get you and your attacker noticed.
Topics: Self defense for women, crime prevention | 1 Comment »
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Thank you so much for sharing all of this self-protection information with us. It is so important for us to know and who else is teaching this? This is important stuff!