click for more info Professional women in India are turning to pepper spray as their primary defense against rape. You can read the rest of the details The article states :Following the spurt in rape cases in the city, more women are putting their faith in pepper sprays for self-defence. In the last six months, the sale of these sprays has shot...

click for more info You probably heard about the incident in South Africa where mineworkers confronted police and 34 were killed with 87 wounded. The day before that happened the purchase of nonlethal pepper sprays was authorized. You can read the whole story HERE. The story goes on to say the incident "highlighted the need for non-lethal options for controlling and dispersing...

This is a story about sexual assaults in Burlington, Vermont near a college campus. Police were warning students who were returning to school to be on the lookout and extra wary of predators. Specifically, a woman was attacked early one morning recently and then sexually assaulted. You can read the whole story HERE. Here is another example of a woman walking by...

click for more info This is a story about a woman who was robbed and sexually assaulted at 2:10 in the morning in a southeast suburb of Washington, DC. She was walking alone when this happened. Police are still looking for the suspect. You can read the whole story HERE. I'm really not sure why a woman would be walking in a...

click for more info Students at tiny Aquinas College outside of Grand Rapids, MI were greeted with bright orange flyers warning of recent sexual assault activity near the campus when they returned to classes this school year. You can get the rest of the details HERE in this article. Sexual assault on and off campus is becoming much more common than school...

With colleges and universities starting up all over the country this article recently caught my eye. It pointed out that 44% of all college students binge drink and many suffer alcohol-related blackouts which of course lead to rapes and assaults. You can read the rest of the story HERE. Part of the excitement of college is new friends, new ideas and new...