Through a Rapist's Eyes (No Joke).


>A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a
>potential victim and here are some interesting facts:
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>1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to
>go after a woman with a ponytail or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are
>also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.
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>2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who's clothing is easy
>to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.
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>3) They also look for women on their mobile phone, searching through their purse or doing
>other activities while walking, because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.
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>4) The time of day men are most likely to attack and rape a woman is in the early morning,
>between 5 and 8:30 a.m.
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>5) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman
>and quickly move her to a second location, where they don't have to worry about getting caught.
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>6) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3 - 5 year sentence but rape with
>a weapon is 15 - 20 years.
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>7) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute
>or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.
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>8 ) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that
>can be used from a distance, in their hands. Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get
>really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys
>you're not worth it.
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>9) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is following behind you on a
>street or in a garage or with you in a lift or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a
>question, like what time is it, or make general small talk, "I can't believe it is so cold out
>here, we're in for a bad winter". Now you've seen their face and could
>identify them in a line-up, you lose appeal as a target.
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>10) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell "Stop" or
>"Stay back!" Most of the rapists talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or
>showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.
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