Ashlee Crews is 12 years old, with only 95 pounds on her 4-foot-11-inch frame. But she has just thrown a 5-foot-10-inch, 160-pound man to the floor. She used a technique called “uke-nage,” a karate term which means to escape someone’s hold and throw that person to the ground. David Crews, Ashlee’s 24-year-old brother, is the… Read More
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Combating Violent Crime
Greg Gordon and Marisa Taylor recently released an article about the rising violent crime rates in the Untied States. Here’s an excerpt: Chuck Wexler, who heads a think tank for police departments across the country that has monitored crime trends in cities, said the data over the last 18 months suggest that the crime surge… Read More
The Prevalence of False Accusations
In my recent article, The Danger of False Accusations, I call false accusations of sexual victimization one of the greatest hindrances to the active opposition to sexual victimization. In the article, I contend that men tend to rightfully fear false accusations, and thus hesitate to support (one-sided) anti-rape and anti-sexual-assault programs. Many people – mostly… Read More
Self-Defense Gun Debate a Universal Issue
There is universality to the firearms and self-defense debate that surfaces in almost every country of the world. The debates over public policy in each country sound very similar to those we experience in the United States. Perhaps that is because the issues are universal: people everywhere can debate the moral and social arguments for… Read More
Sexual Assault Survivors Accuse Military of Systemic Disinterest
Military sexual assault survivors and their advocates say the case of Suzanne Swift typifies the Pentagon’s failure to address the prevalence of sexual assault inside its ranks, as well as the unmet needs of survivors and the impunity enjoyed by assailants. Swift went AWOL in January to avoid deployment with a battalion in which she… Read More
Holiday Crime Trends
Each holiday season, police departments and media remind people they would make fine targets for criminals. Retailers prepare for billions in shoplifting losses. The National Crime Prevention Council issues a pamphlet warning that crooks love the holidays because the season makes “an opportune time for crime.” Do we really have more to fear during the… Read More
U.S. Crime Rates in First Six Months of 2006
Take a look at preliminary violent crime rates during the first six months of 2006 compared with the first six months of 2005. Violent crimes overall: +3.7 percent Murders: +1.4 percent Forcible rape: -0.1 percent Robbery: +9.7 percent Aggravated assault: +1.2 percent Property crimes overall: -2.6 percent Burglaries: +1.2 percent Larceny-theft: -3.8 percent Motor vehicle… Read More
Athletes And Guns: A Loaded Question
Tampa Bay running back Errict Rhett was making a career of fearlessly confronting 300-pound linemen and rock-solid linebackers, but his first encounter with real, heart-thumping fright came the day he faced a .45-caliber muzzle. That was a decade ago[…] “My heart started beating so fast it was uncontrollable,” he said. “I’ve never been so scared.… Read More
The Danger Of False Accusations
by Scott Hughes I have written quite a few published articles on self-defense and violence prevention. (See: Self-Defense: End Victimization and Women’s Safety: Tools For A Self-Defense Strategy.) Most adamantly, I have condemned rape and sexual assault. Not only have I condemned the sexual assailants themselves, but also I expressed my sickening disgust with us,… Read More
Arkansas Bill Would Expand Self-Defense Rights
A bill that would expand the limits of legal self-defense in Arkansas was pre-filed Thursday in advance of the 2007 legislative session, which starts Jan. 8. State Rep. Mike Burris, D-Malvern, pre-filed House Bill 1027, the proposed “Stand Your Ground Law.” The bill would permit the use of deadly force against a person forcibly entering… Read More
Officer Shoots Sister Claims Self-Defense
An off-duty St. Louis city police officer is being questioned after investigators say he shot his sister during an argument around 2:00 a.m. Wednesday on Vera Cruz in Affton. St. Louis County Police say the woman was grazed in the head and suffered non-life threatening injuries. Investigators add the off-duty officer acted in self-defense. There… Read More
Take Back The Night
The phrases “Reclaim The Night” and “Take Back the Night” refer to international marches and rallies intended as direct action and protests opposing forms of violence against women such as rape. It originated with the radical feminist movement. The term “Take Back the Night” comes from the title of a memorial read by Anne Pride… Read More