| Most people instinctively know that crime can happen | | | | to be prepared to fight back, it is necessary to prepare |
| everywhere, yet spend their lives assuming that crime | | | | yourself for the possibility. This means learning how to |
| will never affect them personally. Crimes only happen | | | | use your TASER device and practicing your self |
| to "other people," right? Regardless of where you live | | | | defense moves. You may feel silly practicing against a |
| or spend your time, robberies, home burglaries, | | | | "dummy," but your practice can really pay off during |
| carjacking, domestic violence, assaults, and a range of | | | | the first few seconds of a home invasion or an |
| other crimes are all possibilities that you must be | | | | assault, when your actions matter most. When this |
| aware of. | | | | happens, you want to be able to respond instinctively, |
| Too many people think that if something should | | | | not be left standing there incapable to make a move. |
| happen to them, the police will protect them. The truth | | | | 3. Be aware of your surroundings. You don't have to |
| is, in your time of need it will be up to you to defend | | | | be paranoid, but you do need to be aware of what's |
| yourself. If the police aren't there while the crime is in | | | | going on around you. Be suspicious of strangers |
| progress, they won't be able to stop it. In this situation, | | | | approaching you, or dark areas where a potential |
| what are you supposed to do? In this case, you are | | | | attacker could hide. Know when you're getting yourself |
| your own first line of defense. Here are three tips to | | | | in a situation that may be unsafe. If you know an |
| keep in mind to ensure your safety: | | | | attack is possible or that one is about to happen, you'll |
| 1. Be proactive. Understand that at some point in your | | | | have a few extra seconds to grab your pepper spray |
| life, you may be confronted by a criminal. Instead of | | | | and be ready to fight back. Always carry your self |
| waiting for this to happen, prepare for it. Enroll in self | | | | defense devices with you, since you never know |
| defense classes and arm yourself with a stun gun, a | | | | when you'll need to defend yourself. |
| canister of pepper spray, or another self defense | | | | Follow these three tips, and you'll be off to a good |
| device. Make your home more secure with home | | | | start to defending yourself against crime. Always |
| safety alarms and other products. Take these steps | | | | remember that you need to rely on yourself for self |
| now, because it'll be too late to take them when you | | | | defense. When it comes to defending yourself, is up to |
| become the victim of a crime. | | | | you to be proactive, be practiced, and be aware. As |
| 2. Practice your techniques. Even those who do | | | | your own line of self defense, take your safety into |
| prepare by purchasing self defense devices still think | | | | your own hands by preparing mentally and physically |
| that the time to use them is a long ways off. In order | | | | for the possibility that you will need to defend yourself. |