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14. If you are robbed or as- 25. Text a friend before going 33. Check for an official city
saulted, report the crime to out for a run or on a date with medallion number when en-
the police. Try to describe the a stranger. tering a taxi.
attacker accurately. Your ac-
tions can help prevent some- 26. Decide not to open Face- 34. Never leave a drink unat-
one else from becoming a vic- book messages from unknown tended at a party.
tim. men, who could see the mes-
sage has been “Read” and be- 35.Make sure you have
15.Walk with our keys, pen, or come hostile and harassing. enough cell phone battery life
other objects in case you need before leaving one location to
to use them as a weapon. 27. Never open the door for last until we get to another
someone we’re not expecting.
16. Stay in well-lit areas at Every Day Self
night even if it means taking a 28. When bringing heavy
longer route. bags and packages into the Defense Tools
house or apartment, locking
17. Switch up our running and unlocking the door with 1. Pen
routes to avoid potential stalk- every trip. 2. Cell Phone
ers learning our route. 3. Glass break pen
4. Flashlight
18. Change direction 5. Umbrella
if a car appears to be 6. Walking stick or cane
following you while 7. Belt
you’re walking on foot. 8. Plastic water bottle
9. Screw driver
19.Run outdoors with 10.Pepper spray
only one earbud in to 11. Keys
keep the other on our 12. Wrench
surroundings. 13. Tripod/ selfie stick
14. rolled up magazine
20. Change the locks 15. Book
when house keys are 16. Large object on key
misplaced. chain
17. Roll of pennies
21.Take alternative 18. Tactical (pen, light,
routes to avoid areas glass break)
we know we are likely 19. combs large tooth
to face street harass- with large handle, sharp
ment or is a high crime pointed handle
areas. 20. Cane
29. Buy pepper spray, or oth- 21. The Screecher Aerosol
22. Cross the street when we er self-defense tools: for the Alarm is an ear-piercing air
see someone who looks like purse, for the car, one for the horn that alerts anyone within
they might be drunk. home. a ¼ mile that you are in need
of emergency help. Completely
23. Late at night, cross to the 30. Check our mirrors fre- safe and effective this screech-
other side of the street when quently while driving, noting ing air horn sound is a univer-
anyone is walking towards us. characteristics and license sally understood cry for help.
plate numbers of cars trailing Even if nobody hears the horn,
24. Decide the cost of a taxi is close behind. your attacker won’t know that
worth it. and this makes the device still
31. Driving in a circle if you effective. They aren’t going to
25. Avoid entering stairwells sense you might be followed. stay to find out.
or elevators occupied by only 32. Park next to a light post
one other person who is a when it’s dark outside. 22. any other object that can
stranger. stop an attacker

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