|
|
|
LOVE - Prevent rape - Home / Parties / Date Rape / Car |
| |
|
Prevent
rape - In your home |
| |
We
believe that we are safe and secure behind the locked
doors of our own homes. But the statistics show that
around 40% of the rapes that took place recently happened
inside the victim's own home. The following precaution
will be helpful to decrease the chances of encountering
a rape attempt.
-
Install
a peephole viewer in
the front door and get into the habit of checking
it BEFORE you OPEN the door and don't open your
door to strangers
-
Do not welcome anyone into your house; to use the
phone, or check or repair any installation when
you are alone in home.
-
Install adequate exterior lighting at all entrances.
Keep a light on in more than one room to make it
appear that you may not be alone.
-
Make sure all locks are strong and secure on doors.
-
When
moving into a new house or apartment, make sure
to replace or re-key the locks. Doors and windows
should be kept locked at all times in the home.
-
Don’t enter your house or car if you suspect
someone has broken in.
-
If
affordable, it is better to provide an intercom
or combination / camera system should be
installed. This will allow the homeowner to not
only talk to their callers but to see who they are
as well. Because of technological advancement, low
cost safety / alarm systems are available any where
or can buy through online.
Remember,
Spend a little on prevention and save a lot on the cure. |
| |
|
Prevent
rape at Parties / Date Rape |
| |
Alcohol plays
a major role in party / date rapes, and the use of
drugs doubles the chances. It is always desirable
to avoid drinking in parties or keep in strict control
of your drinking. Alcohol is over 90 percent a significant
factor in all date and acquaintance rape. Drinking
weakens your judgment and your means of self-defense.
Don't Drink at all...and Don't Use Drugs.
-
Though you are a soft drinker, always watch your
beverage, even if it is soda or fruit juice. Keep
your drink with you at all times- carry it with
you even if you go to the toilet.
-
Open your drink yourself. Don’t share drinks.
-
Don't leave a drink unattended, or accept a drink
that someone else has given you. Most times this
is harmless, but there is chance of drugs being
slipped into your drinks. Drugs such as GHB, (gamma-hydroxyl
butyrate) Rohypnol and Ketamine Hydrochloride (popular
date drugs) are commonly used to tranquilize victims
and these drugs tend to be colorless and odorless,
so they can easily be mixed into drinks. The person
who drinks it will have less ability to fight back
against sexual assaults or may be rendered unconscious.
These drugs can also seriously harm your health
or even kill you. It act within 20 to 30 minutes
and can last as long as 12 hours.
-
Though tests are not foolproof; Coasters can use
to detect whether the so-called date rape drug has
been slipped into a drink (Florida-based Drink Safe
Technology)
-
If you feel you are losing control, or somebody
is trying to trap you, don’t hesitate to call
your parents or close relative or a reliable friend
for help.
-
Watch out if any body is pressuring you to drink
and keeps giving you drinks; it may lead you into
a bad situation.
-
Never go into private room at a party or an empty
alley with a stranger or with a person if you have
only known for a short period of time.
-
If
you are invited to have tea or a drink with someone
new even during broad daylight, do not go alone;
take a friend with you.
-
Be
more careful at dance/ loud music party .Your request
for help may not hear by others.
-
If anybody starts ‘touch and talk’ tell
them forcefully to stop and walk away, to a place
where there are other people.
Remember,
avoiding is better then suffering |
| |
|
|
| |
|
Prevent
rape in your car |
| |
-
Do not park your car in isolated places and park
only in well lit areas.
-
Car doors and dickey should be kept locked at all
times
-
Always keep your vehicle in good running condition.
-
If your car has some problem, raise the bonnet and
put on emergency lights. Contact your service centre
and wait inside the car for help with the doors
locked.
-
Develop the habit of looking inside the car. Check
the back seat and floor for unwanted passengers
before you entering the car.
-
If working late, try to go to your car along with
a friend or company security guard. If this is not
possible, move your vehicle close to the office
well before sunset.
-
Make
certain that you have enough fuel to reach the destination.
-
If
you are being followed, drive to the nearest police
station, or any place where a group of people standing.
-
If you want to travel alone, travel through populated,
well-lighted area.
-
Don’t go shortcut through high risk areas
even though you save considerably.
-
Don't
hitchhike or accept rides from strangers.
Remember,
prevention is always better than cure!
|
| |
|
|
