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From: sigma@usl.UUCP (Spiros Triantafyllopoulos)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: rape and other assorted stuff
Message-ID: <578@usl.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 12:20:07 EDT
Article-I.D.: usl.578
Posted: Thu Jun 27 12:20:07 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 02:02:35 EDT
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Reply-To: sigma@usl.UUCP (Spiros Triantafyllopoulos)
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Organization: USL Computer Science Dept.
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Keywords: rape, self-defense
Summary: 

>> that a rapist keeps in his brain cavity all over the sidewalk!
>>
>>        "God made men --- Col. Colt made them equal."
>        
>That's right, Clayton.  Carry a gun so that the 200lb guy can blow you
>away after he finishes with you.  What you gun-loving folks seem to
>ignore is the fact that it takes a free hand and a bit of elbow room,
>not to mention some time to aim.  The chances of you managing to pull
>out a gun and shoot someone who is attempting to--and capable of--
>physically overwhelming you is a lot smaller than the chance that
>they'll wrest the gun away from you first.  Why arm your assailant
>if they aren't armed already?
>
>		-Ed Hall
>		decvax!randvax!edhall
Naw... The rapist does not appear by a scroll of create monster :-)
but follows the victim for a while. If the victim is busy listening
to Maddona (sp?) or any other noise on the Yuppie-man (walkman for
us with toyotas) then she can not sense the man coming for her. 
There are exceptions, like in an elevator/narrow corridor, jump
from a dark spot, etc, but, *i think* that most rapists follow
their victims for a while before attacking. Then, Col. Colt
can make the difference. I doubt if any sunday rapist would want to
go on if he saw the iron or heard a blast from it. If you have to
wait to fight body-to-body, the Colt won't do any good, though.
Act quickly...
Spiros
(still no comments on posting regarding Orientals. Is everyone ignoring me?)