Stalking Safety Tips For Women

Posted on December 2, 2008
Filed Under Security and Safety Tips, Self-Defense Tips, Self-Defense Verbal Skills, Stalking, Violence Against Women

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If You Think You Are Being Stalked Safety Tips!

Courtesy of the Seattle Police Department

Stalking is defined as the intentional, unlawful and repeated harassment and/or following of a person, which causes that person to be in reasonable fear that he/she may be injured. Stalking may start out with repeated unwanted contacts, including calls, visits, and gifts. Stalking may include harassment, threats, or obscenity – in person, by phone, via the internet, or in writing. Stalking may escalate quickly and without provocation or encouragement by the victim. A small percentage of stalkers follow celebrities or strangers, but the majority of perpetrators stalk someone with whom they have had a past or present relationship. If you think you are being stalked:

Report the activity to the police.
Send a clear message to the person that the relationship is over. Do not be ambivalent.
Attempt to avoid all contact with the stalker.
Keep an accurate journal of all incidents such as sighting (include date and time), contacts, phone calls, written correspondence, and unusual incidents that may be connected.
Keep all letters, packages, and taped phone messages.
Trace all phone calls per telephone company instructions.
Inform family, friends, neighbors, managements, co-workers and workplace security. Have them notify you or the police if they are contacted or followed by the stalker.
Be careful about your surroundings when alone.

Stalking is a serious violation of your personal security and safety. It can also spread to your home safety as well. On November 26^th a stalker invaded the home of a young mother in San Mateo, California who he had been stalking and ended up killing her and ending his own life. Luckily she had the ability and courage to hand her small babies out of a bedroom window to safety before her life was ended.

If you have a stalking situation going on in your life, be sure to follow the above safety tips and make sure others are well aware. Take a self-defense class to learn how to protect and defend yourself – both physically and verbally. A self-defense class may give a person that extra boost of self-confidence and empowerment that they may be lacking. And it may be that confidence that helps to forcefully tell your stalker to “BACK OFF AND LEAVE YOU ALONE!!"

You may want to also invest in non-lethal personal protection; however, if the situation has gone to the very extreme – investing in a lethal weapon may be the next move. If you go to that extreme, be sure to discuss this with at least your spouse, family members, friends, law enforcement, and/or a firearms expert. If you purchase a weapon, be sure to take the firearm’s training so you know how to properly use the weapon. That is a MUST!!

Stay mentally alert to your surroundings, maintain your personal safety, and keep home security and safety a priority for both you and your family.

Remember, Stay Aware…Stay Alert…Stay Alive!!

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