Tag Archives: personal safety
DOJ Report On Assaults At University Of Montana
Department of Justice attorneys sang the University of Montana’s praises Thursday for its efforts to address problems surrounding sexual assault, even as DOJ documents painted a damning picture of how assault cases involving UM students all too often were handled. … Continue reading
Campus Assaults In The News Spur Discussions
This is a story from USA Today on how all the assaults that have been in the news recently have spurred discussions of increased safety on college campuses. The most immediate one was the incident of the three women from … Continue reading
When Pepper Spray Is Not Enough-Use A Taser
There was a story out of Australia where police are finding that a taser gun is being used more for their self-defense than pepper spray. Police are being confronted by the bad guys and pepper spray while effective doesn’t have … Continue reading
Sexual Violence On Campus Prevention Week
Here is an article about what the University of Oregon students on campus are doing for sexual violence awareness month and a big event called take back the night. You can read the whole story HERE Through various events on … Continue reading
VP Biden On Domestic Violence
We have never had much respect for Joe Biden but I reserve the right to change my mind because he and I agree on the importance of this issue-domestic violence. Recently Vice President Biden on Wednesday said his work on … Continue reading
Dog Attacks In Aussie Land Becoming A Problem
This is a story out of Australia where dog attacks are starting to become an everyday problem. In this part of Australia there have been 20 dog attacks since the beginning of the year. You can read the whole story … Continue reading
Sexual Violence Against Women-Worse Overseas
Here are two international news stories about sexual violence against women in different countries. The first one is about sexual assaults in Egypt. “Women’s rights are fundamental human rights and environmental concerns. As the world reacts to the rise in … Continue reading
Sexual Assaults On Campus-How To Protect Yourself
This is a story about how the student newspaper at Swarthmore College revealed shortcomings in the handling of sexual assaults on campus. This is leading the college to take a look and review their sexual assault policies. You can read … Continue reading
Women’s Safety In India A Growing Concern
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called on the Indian people to protect women from sexual assaults. Police are being criticized in a recent attack on a five year old girl, after allegedly offering the parents of the victim a sum … Continue reading
Domestic Violence Is Not Just Sexual Or Physical
Here is a story out of Ireland that makes the point that domestic violence is not just physical or sexual. Academics prefer to use the term “intimate partner violence” so as not to exclude dating relationships where victim and abuser … Continue reading
Dog Attacks Are Because Of Owners Not Dogs
There was an opinion piece recently in the Baltimore Sun that made the argument that dog attacks are not the fault of dogs but the fault of their owners. Not sure I buy that but here’s part of what the … Continue reading
Toronto Man Assaulted By Four Women
This is a story about a man who was supposedly sexually assaulted by four women who offered to give him a ride home after a nightclub visit. Instead, they took him to a parking lot and assaulted him. You can … Continue reading
Women’s Rights Groups Push Back In Egypt
In Egypt, women’s rights groups are pushing back against some Islamists’ attempts to blame women for an upsurge in sexual harassment. You can read the whole story HERE. In Egypt fundamentalist Islamist groups have a history of repressing women. Women … Continue reading
Mail Carrier Attacked By Dog
This is a story about a rookie letter carrier who had been on the job for less than a month and got bitten by a dog who pushed its way out of a house to attack the carrier. You can … Continue reading
Woman Armed With Stun Gun Disarmed By Taser
This is a story about a woman who was menacing people with a stun device. You can read the whole story HERE. “A woman armed with a stun gun accused of menacing people at a Grant Pass home was hit … Continue reading