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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I'm a weird parent.  I've told my DD to NEVER go with someone willingly, even if they have a weapon, esp if she is someplace where there is a crowd.  She is to fight,scream, run and cause attention.  The thought of someone taking her, then torture,rape, etc etc is too much, and I want her body found.  The potential emotional, psychological scars is too great.  Also, I've ensured Mom, House is no where listed in her phone contacts and she deletes all my text messages. I've told her that even if someone tells her I would be hurt she is to NEVER NEVER go.  I do hope the teen will be fine eventually.[/quote]

This is actually the right way to handle it, but you describe it in a way that makes it sound like you tell her this just so when she's shot or killed, you'll know where the body is.  That may be your reason for telling her this, but there is a much more important and better reason to tell her:

As you hint at, the fact is that there are 2 kinds of criminals who do physical harm: the crazy ones who aren't afraid to be seen or caught; and the much more common ones who are looking for victims that they can victimize without getting caught or being seen.

For this reason, I have been told and pass this on to my loved ones, that if anyone flashes a gun or a knife or even holds a gun to your head, just whimper and cry or scream or whatever, but DO NOT GET INTO A CAR/GO DOWN AN ALLEY/GO INTO A MORE SECLUDED PLACE WITH THEM.

Fact is, most of them don't want to be seen hurting you where you are, because they don't want to risk someone seeing them or hearing them shoot you or stab you or you screaming in pain. And if you act like you're paralyzed or as some have done just come out and say "I can't go", or curl up in a ball on the ground, or just start running towards people/traffic/a road, you stand a far far better chance of living through the situation and hopefully not being further harmed than from the scary experience of having someone threaten you in the first place.

If they want you to go to a more secluded place than where you are, just imagine how much more awful things they can do to you if you're in isolation than if you're still on a road or train or hallway or parking lot.  I'll give my purse up, but I'm not going anywhere.

No need to take this advice on face value - check with your local law enforcement, or google "how women survive crimes alive" or anything like that.  But it is also common sense.  Just hard to make sure you remember if it happens.[/quote]

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