Self Defense for Women NOW! » women http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com What your attacker doesn't want you to know Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:28:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Domestic Violence – Strong Forces Keep People in Abusive Relationships http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/domestic-violence-strong-forces/ http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/domestic-violence-strong-forces/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:48:58 +0000 Liza Cooper http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/?p=53 Strong emotional and social forces can keep even a very abusive relationship going for a long, long time.  It can also be emotionally more difficult to decide that you need to take strong action to protect yourself, but knowing your attacker does not change your right to protect yourself.

If you see yourself trapped in an abusive relationship and you want to get out, help is available. Two online sources for advice that I highly recommend can be had at womenslaw.org the National Council Against Domestic Violence.

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Always, always, take threats seriously.  It may be hard for you to realize that your life is actually in danger but, if someone is making credible threats, you must take steps to protect yourself.  Most victims of domestic violence who are murdered (or murder is attempted) by their abusers were stalked, sometimes for days, sometimes for months, before the lethal attack. If your life is being threatened, you should consider yourself a stalking target, and take steps to protect yourself.

]]> http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/threats-stalking/feed/ 0 Rape – A Crime to Fear http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/rape-crime-to-fear/ http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/rape-crime-to-fear/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:34:47 +0000 Liza Cooper http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/?p=19 Rape is the most common serious crime against women. Although the reported incidence varies somewhat from year to year, most authorities agree that the number of rapes far exceeds the numbers actually reported.

Rape is a very serious crime. Actually, it is serious enough to be legally classified right up there with murder and robbery as the most serious of crimes. Even if a minimum of force is used to carry out the rape, the possible consequences to the woman (pregnancy, AIDS, herpes, other venereal disease, and post-traumatic physical and psychological effects) are extreme, severe, and very long lasting.

There are many different kinds of rapists, ranging from the easily discouraged to the sociopath who has decided that he won’t stop until you are dead, or he is.

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So what do criminals want?

• Your property

• Your power

• Or worse

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