{"id":4885,"date":"2023-01-06T20:30:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T20:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/?p=4885"},"modified":"2023-01-25T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T12:06:10","slug":"top-10-dumb-crime-safety-tips-urban-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/blogs\/top-10-dumb-crime-safety-tips-urban-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Top 10 Dumb Crime Safety Tips: Urban Myths<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4885\" class=\"elementor elementor-4885\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcbf3b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcbf3b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-371b0d12\" data-id=\"371b0d12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5000502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5000502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Do ostensible crime experts jeopardize your safety? Urban Myths debunks urban stories and folklore that are harmful to your health.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement, media reporters and columnists, crime prevention teachers, and authors frequently repeat these illogical crime prevention ideas without evaluating their logic \u2013 or lack thereof.<\/p>\n<p>Though urban myths take a long time to die out, you will know better after looking at them more deeply.<\/p>\n<p>If a claimed \u201cexpert\u201d offers even one of the following suggestions, you should seriously question his\/her knowledge in general. Be wary of their faulty thinking, despite their good intentions. The path to hell is frequently paved with good intentions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981cbbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"981cbbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 10 Dumb Crime Safety Tips<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d25ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d25ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">1. During a crime, yell \u201cFire!\u201d to summon help.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f2118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14f2118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NO! Instead, shout out loud, \u201cHelp! Police! A newspaper writer created the irrational approach of shrieking \u201cFire!\u201d in 1963, and it grew into \u201cfolk wisdom\u201d that is still taught today by uncritical \u201cexperts.\u201d See Kitty Genovese Syndrome and Yelling \u201cFire!\u201d to learn much more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebf0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ebf0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">2. To get aid, throw a shoe through a window.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1f962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd1f962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DOH! One night, a man attacked a woman on the street, and during the battle, she flung a shoe and destroyed a window in a nearby home. The attacker fled as the homeowner rushed to investigate the crash. Some experts now endorse this ostensibly wise method, despite the fact that it is extremely reliant on luck.<\/p>\n<p>Can you rapidly remove a shoe? Is there a window close by? Is your shoe so weighty that it will break? Can you toss accurately, especially when under attack? Is there anyone at home? This technique is rendered ineffective with only one \u201cNo\u201d answer to any of these five questions.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, refer to \u201cSet Your Boundaries\u201d at Facing Danger and dissuade a predator by keeping Pepper Spray and a Personal Security Alarm (noisemaker or screamer) visible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f36f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5f36f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">3. Perform a rapist psychoanalysis during an attack.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a82e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64a82e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don\u2019t even think about it! Instead of self-defense lessons, an FBI \u201cexpert\u201d informed me that all females should take a college-level rape-prevention psychology course so they can try to talk to an attacking rapist to establish which psychological profile he fits into. She could then, presumably, more effectively argue him out of raping her. Sheesh!<\/p>\n<p>First, most victims are raped in their teens, before they have the opportunity to attend college. Second, many women never attend college in the first place. Third, even the most skilled psychiatrist is unlikely to be able to correctly diagnose \u2013 and verbally discourage \u2013 a rapist during a violent attack. A layperson has much less of a chance.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, attempt to talk your way out of a rape, but instead of psychoanalyzing the perpetrator, master the tactics under Victim\u2019s Options \u2013 Outsmarting and Verbal Self Defense (as well as Self Defense Techniques).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc6b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebc6b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">4. Stranger kidnappings of children are uncommon.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d751af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d751af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FALSE! In 2002, a half-dozen high-profile child kidnappings and killings in affluent areas rocked the American public. Law enforcement officials tried to reassure frightened parents that \u201ckidnappings of children by strangers are rare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But that is not the case. Among the roughly one million children reported missing in the United States each year, 50-100 murders and 50-100 ransoms or permanent disappearances are quite infrequent (the vast majority are kidnapped by a parent in a custodial dispute, followed by runaways).<\/p>\n<p>Be aware that the 58,000 youngsters abducted by acquaintances or strangers (primarily for short-term sexual exploitation) are far from \u201cunusual.\u201d Add additional 150,000 failed kidnapping attempts by strangers to the FBI\u2019s estimate. That means that almost 200,000 children are targeted each year! This provides parents with 200,000 reasons to stay hypervigilant \u2013 not \u201cparanoid,\u201d but constantly prioritizing kid safety over lax parental oversight.<\/p>\n<p>Free-Range Kids vs Myth Busters and \u201cBottom Line: Safety Tips for Kids\u201d can be found at Child Safety \u2013 Outdoors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f9399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78f9399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">5. When you\u2019re home alone, yell out loudly, \u201cMax, hold the dog while I get the door,\u201d before answering the doorbell. A predator is said to flee if he suspects you have both a man and a dog nearby.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef2493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ef2493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Too dangerous! Bluffs are always dangerous, and if they fail, you\u2019re in big trouble. When answering the doorbell, it is best to follow the Home Security \u2013 Push-In instructions. After all, a predator with a rifle doesn\u2019t have to worry about a man and a dog because he can simply shoot them. Keep bluffs like Victim\u2019s Options \u2013 Outsmarting as last resorts for crisis situations.<\/p>\n<p>Using peepholes before answering doors is a far better solution. A Home Intercom System can be used to supplement them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa5de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fa5de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">6. Walk in the middle of a dangerous neighborhood walkway to make it tougher for someone to grab you from doorways, shrubs, or cars parked at the curb.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e842374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e842374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DOH! Please, please! The majority of walkways are only approximately five feet wide. Are predators\u2019 arms too short to reach the middle of the sidewalk, or are they unable to take a stride toward you? There\u2019s no reason to clog people\u2019s heads with this nonsense \u2013 things that people would do instinctively regardless for whatever marginal benefit it brings.<\/p>\n<p>Set your boundaries as described in \u201cSet Your Boundaries\u201d at Facing Danger, and keep pepper spray and a personal security alarm (noisemaker or screamer) in plain sight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c081f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c081f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">7. Purchase a purse with steel wire in the shoulder strap so that a purse thief cannot cut it with a knife!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1b389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca1b389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is as stupid as mud. Do you really want to antagonize a desperate criminal while he\u2019s already hacking away with a knife near you? This nonsense might kill you! Instead, simply hand up your bag and hope he goes, leaving you unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>Better better, keep only non-valuables in your purse, along with a dummy wallet containing expired credit cards and a wad of dollar cash. Keep your real wallet hidden in a money belt or \u201cstash\u201d clothing with hidden pockets. Give a phony wallet packed with little money to a mugger, then flee to safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea22325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea22325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">8. Check under your car before getting in. An assailant could be lurking nearby and grabbing you as you enter!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8756b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8756b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why? Once upon a time, a tiny mugger crawled beneath a car, waited for the owner to return, sliced her ankle, then crawled out and further wounded her. Hmm\u2026 does that sound a little far-fetched? Perhaps it was once a thug\u2019s strategy, but it\u2019s far too time-consuming to be prevalent.<\/p>\n<p>Criminals seek out simple crimes. Crawling on dirty ground beneath a dirty automobile (if he can fit) with a hot exhaust pipe and waiting for you to return so he may attack your ankles is not an easy crime. Crouching down and sneaking through parked cars toward you would be considerably easier \u2013 and lot more likely. That is where your focus should be, not bending around to look under your car.<\/p>\n<p>Before you enter the parking lot, have your keys ready in one hand, pepper spray held high and ready in the other, and keep a wary eye on everything around you. Get in your car, promptly lock the doors, and drive away. If your automobile breaks down, do not accept aid from anyone (he may have disabled it), and instead proceed to an active place where you can securely call for assistance. Not seeking for ankle-biting trolls, but for parking lot safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9080fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9080fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">9. Before you go, inform your family of your desired path.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c625b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c625b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why, so they know where to look for your body if you go missing? It\u2019s a big thing! When a serial predator is on the loose, the police usually give this advise. Wouldn\u2019t it be better to avoid disappearing in the first place? See also Outdoor Safety \u2013 Predator Prey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403f10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"403f10f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\">10. If your child goes missing at a family picnic in a park, go downwind, close your eyes, and sniff the air for the child\u2019s scent!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ceb8c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ceb8c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is completely ridiculous! This nonsense was put in a book by a crime prevention \u201cexpert,\u201d published by some moron, and featured on numerous TV news\/talk shows. Let\u2019s join the dots:<\/p>\n<p>a. Does your child have a strong stench, or do you have the nose of a bloodhound?<\/p>\n<p>c. What if there isn\u2019t any wind?<\/p>\n<p>c. Even if there is a breeze, how can you determine where \u201cdownwind\u201d is in reference to your missing child if you don\u2019t know where your child is? Hello?<\/p>\n<p>The Wind-Sniffer has an audio theory as well. He tells you to stoop down to the height of your missing child so you can hear each other\u2019s voices. Otherwise, the difference in height makes your calls inaudible. HUH? So, how come I can hear a dog barking in the distance? I\u2019m pretty sure I tower over the dog. Nonetheless, this individual is meant to be a \u201cauthority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Be wary of any crime prevention advice provided by law enforcement, media reporters and columnists, crime prevention teachers, and authors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do ostensible crime experts jeopardize your safety? Urban Myths debunks urban stories and folklore that are harmful to your health. Law enforcement, media reporters and columnists, crime prevention teachers, and authors frequently repeat these illogical crime prevention ideas without evaluating their logic \u2013 or lack thereof. Though urban myths take a long time to die &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/blogs\/top-10-dumb-crime-safety-tips-urban-myths\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><strong>Top 10 Dumb Crime Safety Tips: Urban Myths<\/strong><\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4885"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4885"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5490,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4885\/revisions\/5490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onset-media.com\/eaglesafe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}