Domestic Violence Shelters Overflow In Heatwave

click for more info Here is a story about how domestic violence shelters pretty much all over the country are at capacity during the recent heat wave. At first that doesn't seem like it should be a contributing factor. But when people get stressed out with high humidity and high temperatures, tempers flare and violence escalates. You can read the whole story...

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Ex-Air Force Sex-Assault Watchdog Due in Court for Groping Case

click for more info The former head of the U.S. Air Force’s office of sexual-assault prevention is headed to court after being accused of groping a woman in a parking lot near the Pentagon, as lawmakers review how the military addresses allegations of sexual violence in its ranks. You can read the whole story HERE. Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Krusinski, 41, is scheduled...

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Military Women: Sexual Assault And Harassment Remain

click for more info As the military tries again to deal with an epidemic of sexual assaults, these three service members have witnessed the problem firsthand. They know what happens when those who are victimized try to report assaults. They have seen commanders look away or worse. You can read the whole story HERE. "The Senate is drafting its annual defense bill...

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Parking Lot Safety-Safety Tip Of The Week

Statistics show that an inordinate number of assaults and robberies occur in parking lots-specifically mall parking lots and grocery store parking lots. The reason for this may not seem obvious but there is a good reason. Sexual perverts and robbers who do these kinds of assaults prey on women who are distracted coming out of a grocery store or out of a...

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Pepper Blaster II-Product Review

click for more info In today's blog post we are doing a product review of the Pepper Blaster II by Kimber. The Pepper Blaster II fires two shots of pepper spray up to 90 miles an hour, which eliminates the possibility of blowback even in gale force winds. It is the only pepper spray that we know of that is equally effective...

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College of Charleston Takes Sexual Assault Allegations Seriously

This is a story about how the College of Charleston is treating sexual assault allegations. You can read the whole story HERE. "The appearance that a college is tolerating sexual misconduct isn't confined to CofC or the Citadel, which has experienced its own troubles. College campuses nationwide have apparently accepted sexual assault, looked away in spite of horrific evidence, and blamed victims....

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Are You Safe In A Parking Lot?

Here's a story about two men who were assaulted in a parking lot by two males. They incurred minor injuries and police are still looking for the suspects. You can read the whole story HERE. You may think that parking lots are relatively safe. WRONG! Parking lots are one of the top two or three places where assaults happen. Women are usually...

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