Through a Rapist's Eyes (No Joke)

>A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were
>interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some
>interesting facts:
>
>1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They
>are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail or other hairstyle that
>can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long
>hair.Women with short hair are not common targets.
>
>2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women
>who's clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors
>around to cut clothing.
>
>3) They also look for women on their mobile phone,
>searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking,
>because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.
>
>4) The time of day men are most likely to attack and rape woman is in the
>early morning, between 5 and 8:30 a.m.
>
>5) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and
>quickly move her to a second location, where they don't have to worry about
>getting caught
>
>6) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3 - 5 year
>sentence but rape with a weapon is 15 - 20 years.
>
>7) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because
>it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you
>isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.
>
>8) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other
>similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands. Keys are
>not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use
>them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth
>it.
>
>9) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If
>someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in a
>lift or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what
>time is it, or make general small talk, "I can't believe it is so old out
>here, we're in for a bad winter". Now you've seen their face and could
>identify them in a line-up, you lose appeal as a target.
>
>10) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you
>and yell "Stop" or "Stay back!" Most of the rapists talked to said they'd
>leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to
>fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.