NEVER stop fighting back!

[hcsvader 1]

A friend of mine was randomly attacked last weekend while walking home late at night. She faught back hard and damn near gouged this guys eyes out. She didnt give up even tho she was nearly beaten unconcious. This guy had recently gotten out of jail for rape. As he was attacking her he was trying to drag her into the bushes along the side of the road. She never stop fighting and got away!

here is her story. edited to remove identies of those involved.

Last night after sayin good bye to my brother and his friends i started to walk home. i was walking past the wick. a guy ( and i use this term loosely) started to follow me i kepted going from one of york to the other to get away from him....he walked past me so i thought i was safe. but then he stop n when i got close he got infront of me and Grabbed me took me to the ground n started feeding shots left right n center. after about 2 mins more like a life time to me. he got up n ran becoz i was fighting so hard to get him off me. after he ran off i ran as fast as i could in Heels no less! to [friend] house where i banged on the door as hard as i could when i got there i was all bloody and sore. they called the cops and they all came right away. i gave them what he looked like n they found him n he is in jail now. my left side of my face is swollen and bruised aswell..... so i just want to thank [friend] and [friend] for being there and opening there door. i llove u both.

so that is why i need bear mace

the story will be in the new paper tomorrow.

BREAKING NEWS: Jeffrey Woodworth, 28, charged with assault, criminal harassment and forcible confinement

ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008, at approximately 2:45 am, a 19-year-old woman was walking alone west on York Street from Talbot Street when she observed a man walking behind her.
The man caught up to the woman and grabbed her. The victim fought back and the suspect fled the area.

The London Police were contacted and the man was arrested nearby a short time later.

The two were not known to each other. The victim sustained minor injuries.

As a result of the investigation, 28-year-old Jeffrey Woodworth of Kipps Lane in northeast London was charged with Assault, Criminal Harassment and Forcible Confinement.

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[AWL71 0]

Glad your friend is OK. These stories sure make me thankful for the 2nd Amendment. If this creep had approched my wife he would be looking down the barrel of a Glock 26. Glock and American Express, don't leave home without them.

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[hcsvader 1]

We were looking at self defence items online the other day and we found a taser that was bedazzled with pink jewels and said "Cutie" on it... Thought it was pretty funny.

She is doin fine aside from still havin a bit of a black eye. her emotions are still a bit high but all her friends are doing a great job of gettin her out and keeping her in good supplie of liquor and friendship.

This guys bail hearin gis today, for his sake he better hope he stays locked up.

Have you seen my pants?
it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream
>:)

[nanook 1]

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so that is why i need bear mace

Convince her to be careful if she goes this route. Mace will either stop a person (and you too because you will get some on you), or enrage someone to beat up on her harder.

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[leroydb 0]

AWESOME! glad they caught the guy.... hope he is "taken care of" by the system!

Leroy


..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio...

[downwardspiral 0]

Glad she's ok. I bet her brother is kicking himself for letting her walk home alone so late.

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[hcsvader 1]

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Glad she's ok. I bet her brother is kicking himself for letting her walk home alone so late.

Yeah he definatly is. But these kinds of things are so rare. You cannot go through life in fear of all the "what ifs" and then when something dose happen you can't gt hung up on the "if only i had"

She isn't going to let this bring her down. She refuses to live in fear. She has taken this route home thousands of times and has never had a problem. This was just one of those things. She said it herself. Shit happens, shits always going to happen, just gotta try ot to step in it,

This girls attitude is strong as hell. Haha a freind asked her if she was going to be taking the bus from now on and she replied "No way! I don't want to end up getting greyhounded" lol

Have you seen my pants?
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>:)

[Lindsey 0]

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Glad she's ok. I bet her brother is kicking himself for letting her walk home alone so late.

...which is probably the better lesson. Be mindful of the situations you put yourself into. Maybe I'm wrong, but I bet there are times when it's better to not fight back. Either way, I wouldn't fault a woman in that situation for whatever she chose to do. It's her ass she has to save. BUT it's probably better to not feel too safe walking some places alone, especially after dark.

Peace~
linz

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[akarunway 1]

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Glad your friend is OK. These stories sure make me thankful for the 2nd Amendment. If this creep had approched my wife he would be looking down the barrel of a Glock 26. Glock and American Express, don't leave home without them.

What he/she said. Glock 32 tho.

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

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Assault, Criminal Harassment and Forcible Confinement.

Ugh. Those charges don't sound nearly as serious as the actual crime. Sounds like I grabbed my brother in a headlock and gave him noogies. Is this a bad prosecutor or is Canadian law that weak? Hope this isn't a plea down thing, walk after a few months. This guy needs 10-15 minimum. Frustrating.

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damn near gouged this guys eyes out

He doesn't deserve to be that lucky. He would have had the rest of his life to remember why he's blind. Too bad.

Glad to hear she came out of it alive and kickin'.

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[Nightingale 0]

Very nice!

Tell her and her brother to make sure she gets some counseling, ASAP. She's going to need to vent to someone who's not going to go all protective on her. There's something very traumatic in finding out firsthand for the first time that the world isn't the safe place you always thought it was.

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We were looking at self defence items online the other day and we found a taser that was bedazzled with pink jewels and said "Cutie" on it... Thought it was pretty funny.

I'm glad your friend survived and was not successfully raped.

I am under the impression, though, that carrying any item that can be used for self defense is ILLEGAL in England, though. You'd better check into the legality of her carrying "self-defense items," or the first time she uses one (or is found with one) SHE could be the one treated like a criminal.

I find it interesting (and distressing) that so many people close the barn door after the horse has gotten out.

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[DZJ 0]

The original post, as far as I can tell, doesn't refer to London in the UK, but to some other London (Canada?)

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Oh. That would indeed change things. I don't think Canada's gotten that bad... yet.

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[JohnRich 4]

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The original post, as far as I can tell, doesn't refer to London in the UK, but to some other London (Canada?)

London, Ontario, Canada

Previous charges:

"Jeffrey Woodworth earlier pleaded guilty to having sex with the daughter of his girlfriend. The 44-year-old mother had been living with Woodworth, even though police and county health officials repeatedly warned her Woodworth was a sex offender and was a risk to her children."

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2007/05/mother-faces-trial-for-failing-to.html

So he was already a convicted sex offender. Then he raped the daughter of his girlfriend. And now he has tried to rape yet again.

When is the justice system up there going to put this animal behind bars to protect the public?

[hcsvader 1]

Yes, this happened in London Ontario Canada.

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[chrismgtis 0]

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A friend of mine was randomly attacked last weekend while walking home late at night. She faught back hard and damn near gouged this guys eyes out. She didnt give up even tho she was nearly beaten unconcious. This guy had recently gotten out of jail for rape. As he was attacking her he was trying to drag her into the bushes along the side of the road. She never stop fighting and got away!

When it comes to that, I always recommend going for easy vital parts of the body. The eyes as you said, the throat, the nuts and possibly try popping the ear drums if you can. The eyes are probably the easiest target, I guess.

After all, it's not a fight resulting over an argument between buddies, it's a fight for your life. The hell with the assailants vital organs/senses. Props on the victim for making a smart move.

It's what I'd do in that situation for sure.

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When it comes to that, I always recommend going for easy vital parts of the body. The eyes as you said, the throat, the nuts and possibly try popping the ear drums if you can. The eyes are probably the easiest target, I guess.

After all, it's not a fight resulting over an argument between buddies, it's a fight for your life. The hell with the assailants vital organs/senses.

Exactly. It's pretty hard to imagine doing that to someone, I guess. That's probably what keeps many people from being ready to do it if it really becomes necessary.

How many people, when they are raped, have both of their hands completely incapacitated or bound? I'd say there's got to be a fair number who are not bound when they're raped, yes? They are face-to-face with the attacker. WHY IS IT that we don't hear about more people jamming both thumbs into the rapist's eyes? In fact, I've NEVER in my LIFE read about a rapist having an eye put out! EVER! Have you?

Just imagine being a rapist whose eye suffers severe trauma from the finger (or keys, or kubotan) of a woman you're attacking. Will you continue the rape? Of course not. You'll be going, "AAAHHH! MY FUCKIN' EYE!!"

Will you continue then to try to beat on the woman. Possibly. Probably. But then, now you're in SEVERE PAIN, HALF-BLIND, and probably have one of your two hands up to your face. Your would-be victim SHOULD now be able to either get away from you, or POUND on you.

Right?

But all it takes is... evidently more than a lot of people are willing to do. But I seriously would not mind having a few more blind rapists out there. If the criminal justice system is gonna not put these fuckers in jail, they might as well be blind.
It's what I'd do in that situation for sure.

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[Lindsey 0]

It's real easy to say that's what you'd do if you've never been in the situation. But say you've been drinking a bit, you're in a secluded place, and the rapist beats the shit out of you, then cuts you before he rapes you. Not so cut and dry.

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[billvon 3,162]

>Just imagine being a rapist whose eye suffers severe trauma from the
>finger (or keys, or kubotan) of a woman you're attacking. Will you
>continue the rape? Of course not. You'll be going, "AAAHHH! MY FUCKIN'
>EYE!!"

Yep. Unfortunately, that works both ways - and rapists have far more experience with violence used as a method of control than most rape victims.

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>Just imagine being a rapist whose eye suffers severe trauma from the
>finger (or keys, or kubotan) of a woman you're attacking. Will you
>continue the rape? Of course not. You'll be going, "AAAHHH! MY FUCKIN'
>EYE!!"

Yep. Unfortunately, that works both ways - and rapists have far more experience with violence used as a method of control than most rape victims.

Well, since would-be rape victims can recognize this truth, I think that the excuse for not willing oneself into a prepared state evaporates.

What woman does not know that rapists are out there?
That they are violent?
That it will take violence to vanquish them?

What woman doesn't know someone who has been raped?

So what I postulate is that there are few if any women who don't know (even if they allow themselves to know it only subconsciously) that they'd better be prepared to gouge eyes and so forth if they want to survive unraped and unstrangled. Knowing they are out there eradicates any excuse for remaining a soft target.

Knowing that rapists will be violent simply calls for anyone who would not be raped to become someone who can fight it off and triumph. The alternative is to resign oneself and say that if a rapist targets me, I'm dead meat. Is that acceptable?

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How many people, when they are raped, have both of their hands completely incapacitated or bound? I'd say there's got to be a fair number who are not bound when they're raped, yes? They are face-to-face with the attacker. WHY IS IT that we don't hear about more people jamming both thumbs into the rapist's eyes? In fact, I've NEVER in my LIFE read about a rapist having an eye put out! EVER! Have you?

Just imagine being a rapist whose eye suffers severe trauma from the finger (or keys, or kubotan) of a woman you're attacking. Will you continue the rape? Of course not. You'll be going, "AAAHHH! MY FUCKIN' EYE!!"

Will you continue then to try to beat on the woman. Possibly. Probably. But then, now you're in SEVERE PAIN, HALF-BLIND, and probably have one of your two hands up to your face. Your would-be victim SHOULD now be able to either get away from you, or POUND on you.

Right?

In an ideal world. What would more likely happen would be for the thumb to displace the eye temporarily whilst the rapist would naturally move his head back and grab the hand/s to remove the thumb from his eye/s.

Still, it at least exposes the trachea for attack.

Having a mindset to aggressively destroy/remove even a rapists eye is difficult for many. Actually being able to do so effectively isn't so easy as you assume.

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[billvon 3,162]

>Knowing that rapists will be violent simply calls for anyone who would
>not be raped to become someone who can fight it off and triumph.

I'm all for preparation. But the fact remains that someone who intends to do someone violence, and is prepared and has a plan for doing so, will be better prepared than someone who is not expecting to be attacked. Self-defense courses can help rebalance that equation.

It is easy to sit behind a computer and imagine the damage one could wreak on an attacker, but reality is often quite different.

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Having a mindset to aggressively destroy/remove even a rapists eye is difficult for many. Actually being able to do so effectively isn't so easy as you assume.

I just don't see how a person who is facing death at the hands of a rapist would find harming him difficult. I would think that the circumstances would be a huge push past the blockage that normally would restrain us.

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