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Self Defense: Take the Offensive Against Date Rape

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Inside the apartment Jason began to show her around – the wallet
forgotten. He clearly had something else on his mind. Heather
became a little nervous, anxious perhaps. Jason wasn't acting
like the Jason she knew. She decided to leave. Jason grabbed
her...


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Copyright: 2006
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Self Defense: Take the Offensive Against Date Rape
Copyright (c) 2006 Amy Herndon
AZH Surveillance
http://www.azhsurveillance.com



Heather met Jason in the stacks in the campus library. She was
looking for information on Poe for a paper she was doing for her
"Great American Writers" class – so was he. Wow, something in
common and he's cute too.

Heather and Jason studied in the library together a few times and
they even went out for pizza with some of Heather's friends.

Jason passed the friend test.

So Heather was looking forward to their first "real" date. She
had been thinking about it all day. What should she wear? What
would they say? She was excited.

Jason arrived on time and they headed out for their date. On the
way Jason said he had forgotten his wallet. He had to have his
wallet, so Jason made a detour to his apartment.

Jason invited her up saying it would only take a second. Heather
went with him. She really was curious about his place and how he
lived.

Inside the apartment Jason began to show her around – the wallet
forgotten.

He clearly had something else on his mind. Heather became a
little nervous, anxious perhaps. Jason wasn't acting like the
Jason she knew. She decided to leave.

Jason grabbed her and before she knew it, he had her on the
couch. He was strong. And he was heavy on top of her. And he
definitely had one thing on his mind and he was going to get it.

Suddenly Jason grabbed his eyes and rolled to the floor giving
her a chance for escape. She took it...

What happened?

Well, Heather was smart; she was prepared. Sure, Jason seemed
like a nice guy, he was cute, and he had even passed the friend
test. But Heather's mom had taught her well and given her the
tools that she needed including a beautiful onyx ring which she
religiously wore on her right index finger. Heather's mom raised
her to be confident, strong and certainly no one's victim.

And that's what happened. Young confident Heather wearing her
beautiful onyx ring went out on a date – hopeful, but not blind –
with Jason who seemed like such a nice guy.

Jason thought he could do what he wanted; he had before.

But Heather was different. She listened to her mother and she
wore her ring.

With her beautiful onyx ring, Heather stopped Jason with a blast
of temporary pepper spray pain right in his face.

While Heather and Jason aren't real people and this isn't a
real story – it could easily be. Date rape is a fact of life
especially in college life. Heather could be any college girl –
she could be you, your friend, your daughter. And Jason? He could
be any college boy...really. What does a date rapist look like?
Do you know one?

Date rape, sometimes called acquaintance rape, goes unreported
most of the time because the girl feels ashamed, embarrassed, or
perhaps that she somehow "asked for it." But even in the unlikely
event that a date rape is reported, too many college police
departments don't take it seriously simply because the girl knew
her attacker.

So what can be done?

Be like Heather's mom. Talk to your friends, sisters, and
daughters. Help them to be prepared, not paranoid – just
prepared. And give them the self defense tools that they need
like a pepper spray ring.

And be like Heather...Stand up for yourself – Refuse to be a
victim.





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Amy Herndon is an authority on self defense.
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