If you decide to take a self-defense class, you will need to find one. Let me suggest some places to find local self-defense classes. A local YMCA or YWCA may offer self-defense classes. Give your local one a call. Colleges often have self-defense classes. They may offer some only to students, though. Community colleges often… Read More
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Funding Security
Most of us want to live in a society without rape, murder, theft, vandalism and other forms of victimization and violent crime. Why don’t we do more to stop the violence and victimization? A lack of funding may explain a large part of it. I suggest the following to increase funding for the prevention of… Read More
Self-Defense and Safety RSS Feed
I want to make sure that you all know that this blog has an RSS feed. Here is the URL of this blog’s RSS feed: http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/nfblog/wp-rss2.php If you do not know what an RSS feed is, let me tell you. It is a form of internet syndication. Users can subscribe to RSS feeds, and then… Read More
Anti-Rape Female Condom
I just read an interesting article about an invention that supposedly protects women against rape by hooking onto a man’s penis. Woman can wear the anti-rape female condom in their vagina (like a tampon), and it has sharp inward-facing plastic barbs that become attached to the penis of any rapists. The anti-rape condom has some… Read More
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight Saving Time ended last night. At least in the United States, it now generally gets dark before 5 in the evening. This makes it an appropriate to make sure that women and children do not have to walk alone during the dark hours. Single mothers especially often have to work long hours and often… Read More
Police Brutality and NYPD Racism
In the following video Michael Moore uses comedy and antics to bring attention to NYPD racism and police brutality: I do not agree with all of Michael Moore’s politics, but he makes informative documentaries. Regardless, I think we can all agree that police brutality and racism need to come to a stop. The video must… Read More
Rape in America: The Silent Epidemic
A press release about rape in America from Dennis Mahoney had the following to say: With the systematic use of rape as a tool of war in places like the Congo, it is easy to forget that hundreds of thousands of women are raped each year here in the United States. One of the reasons… Read More
DUI Checkpoints and Police States
I recently posted about how I (and every other driver passing through) had been stopped and pestered at a DUI checkpoint. While I was not that bothered by the unwarranted inconvenience, I speculated that it seems indicative of a police state and unconstitutional. Today, I read an article that confirmed my suspicions about DUI checkpoints.… Read More
Crack Gets More Jail Time Than Manslaughter
A recent AlterNet article pointed out the absurdity of strict drug laws in comparison to the softer laws against violent crime. The article focuses on the draconian laws against the possession of crack cocaine. The first sentence of the article sums it up nicely: “When crack cocaine possession means 24 years in prison and manslaughter… Read More
Home Security Tips
Sunstkitts.com recently published an article with crime prevention and safety tips for your home. It has about 7 tips. In my opinion, the following two are the best: Install a peephole in the door – and use it. Don’t let any stranger into your home when you’re alone, no matter what the reason or how… Read More
Getting To Know Your Neighbors
How much do you think getting to know your neighbors will prevent local victimization? How much safer will it make your neighborhood? I think a lot. Probably due mostly to our fast-paced culture, nowadays people keep mostly to themselves. We spend our time rotting lonely in front of TV screens rather than chatting with our… Read More
Dems Seek Tax Funding For Crime Prevention
A Philadelphia newspaper recently reported that U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.), U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Philadelphia) and Democrat mayoral candidate Michael Nutter talked about the need for strong federal funding for crime-fighting efforts for the city in North Philadelphia yesterday. I disagree. I do not think the government needs more funding for crime-fighting. Instead, they… Read More