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I was reading today on the use of weapons as a deterrent against certain crimes.
In case you folks did not know, there was a Dept of Justice study done several years ago about women on college campuses and their perception of and experience of rape, sexual assault of other types and other more miscellaneous and less serious or merely perceived sexual crimes.
The community of Seattle's capitol hill has been complaining about what they regard as high and increasing violent crime rates against the community. Some of the high and increasing crime has been rape against women and some of it has been foolish and at times vicious assault against those of an actual or perceived different sexual orientation.
Anyway, as for the city of Seattle and its anti-knife laws, the city of Seattle is acting immorally, I believe, in depriving some women (and for that matter, men) of a reasonable method of self-defense that would be chosen by some people who do not choose the expense and training of carrying a firearm or the liability of possible misuse of that firearm.
The survey done by the US Government has on page 19 of its summary the question of "protective actions." In slightly more than 1/2 of rapes and attempted rapes does the victim use physical force to stop or deter the attack. You can see the graph on page 22 of the report. Note that the USgov report does not report the success rates of the use of the variety of various weapons against an attacker. Physical force is used to somewhat stop rapes in about half of completed rapes and the rapes still occur, though admittedly they are less in frequency if the victim does not resist with force.
gunowners.org has an article by a fellow who discusses several of the studies as well as university policies in the area near where he lives.
Apparently, per several studies, woman who "resists" an attempted rape by brandishing a firearm has a 99% or better chance that there will be no rape and what seems to be a zero.zero% reported chance of injury to herself.
However, there are persons such as myself or various women who are not going to carry a firearm unless they have had so much bad results--including rape and/or robbery first--to them to establish the need and even the ones who carry do not carry it everywhere.
A woman who resists without a weapon has, reportedly, about a 31% chance of the rape being completed and of 40% chance of injury to herself, injury that is in addition to the rape itself or the sexual contact as part of an attempted rape.
The fellow notes,
To make matters worse, the University appears to go to some length to make sure that female students are not informed that a firearm affords them their greatest protection against rape. I looked through the informational brochures published and distributed by the University's Program Against Sexual Violence, and there was no mention of the option of protecting oneself with a weapon. Even the handout on self-defense classes listed only facilities teaching hand-to-hand fighting skills -- [and] no firearms instructors.
The fellow who wrote the piece is apparently a physician, a profession known for care, caution and saving lives.
He gives his name and contact information Robert J. Woolley is a staff physician at Boynton Health Service. He welcomes comments at wooll005@tc.umn.edu. The article is found at Guns Effective Defense Against Rape | Womens Voice
Guns Effective Defense Against Rape | Womens Voice
In August of 2015, I was at Denny Blaine Park and I was threatened by a fellow who seemed to have every intention of throwing my camera into the lake or engaging in violence with me about it. He began his conversation with me by saying, "Your camera or your card." I had on my belt an empty holster which I think he had not noticed at first. I believe that the empty holster, in his case, was enough for him and his friend to back off and then allege that they were calling the Seattle police, who in fact never showed up, despite his claim they would be there in 3 minutes.
Having had the experience of being assaulted several times and threatened a number of times, and having reported some of those assaults and threats to SPD, it should be noted that none of the officers who took the reports or followed up encouraged me in possession or use of weapons as a self-defense measure.
Where I am from, we pray for people who do wrong or what is irritating. As for attorneys Kennedy and Smith, I can understand somewhat your doing what you consider to be your job . . . but because I regard the conduct of the city and your actions in defending the conduct of the city in depriving people of reasonable methods of self-defense, I pray that God show you folks the right way!
I don't know enough to know if God would show up in response to my praying, but I would naturally be better off with you two on my side rather than opposing me.
I believe it is likely that there are women who would carry a knife but who do not carry a firearm and/or have not chosen to engage in months of hand-to-hand self-defensive combat training.
By prohibiting and discouraging reasonable knife-carrying for self-defense, I suspect that the city of Seattle has the blood of at least a few rape victims on its hands.
Defending or promoting the choice and conduct of the city of Seattle in this matter is a poor choice, I believe.
God show you the right way and may others be praying for you and any who defend the conduct of the city of Seattle in prohibiting knife carrying for self-defense!
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In case you folks did not know, there was a Dept of Justice study done several years ago about women on college campuses and their perception of and experience of rape, sexual assault of other types and other more miscellaneous and less serious or merely perceived sexual crimes.
The community of Seattle's capitol hill has been complaining about what they regard as high and increasing violent crime rates against the community. Some of the high and increasing crime has been rape against women and some of it has been foolish and at times vicious assault against those of an actual or perceived different sexual orientation.
Anyway, as for the city of Seattle and its anti-knife laws, the city of Seattle is acting immorally, I believe, in depriving some women (and for that matter, men) of a reasonable method of self-defense that would be chosen by some people who do not choose the expense and training of carrying a firearm or the liability of possible misuse of that firearm.
The survey done by the US Government has on page 19 of its summary the question of "protective actions." In slightly more than 1/2 of rapes and attempted rapes does the victim use physical force to stop or deter the attack. You can see the graph on page 22 of the report. Note that the USgov report does not report the success rates of the use of the variety of various weapons against an attacker. Physical force is used to somewhat stop rapes in about half of completed rapes and the rapes still occur, though admittedly they are less in frequency if the victim does not resist with force.
gunowners.org has an article by a fellow who discusses several of the studies as well as university policies in the area near where he lives.
Apparently, per several studies, woman who "resists" an attempted rape by brandishing a firearm has a 99% or better chance that there will be no rape and what seems to be a zero.zero% reported chance of injury to herself.
However, there are persons such as myself or various women who are not going to carry a firearm unless they have had so much bad results--including rape and/or robbery first--to them to establish the need and even the ones who carry do not carry it everywhere.
A woman who resists without a weapon has, reportedly, about a 31% chance of the rape being completed and of 40% chance of injury to herself, injury that is in addition to the rape itself or the sexual contact as part of an attempted rape.
The fellow notes,
To make matters worse, the University appears to go to some length to make sure that female students are not informed that a firearm affords them their greatest protection against rape. I looked through the informational brochures published and distributed by the University's Program Against Sexual Violence, and there was no mention of the option of protecting oneself with a weapon. Even the handout on self-defense classes listed only facilities teaching hand-to-hand fighting skills -- [and] no firearms instructors.
The fellow who wrote the piece is apparently a physician, a profession known for care, caution and saving lives.
He gives his name and contact information Robert J. Woolley is a staff physician at Boynton Health Service. He welcomes comments at wooll005@tc.umn.edu. The article is found at Guns Effective Defense Against Rape | Womens Voice
Guns Effective Defense Against Rape | Womens Voice
In August of 2015, I was at Denny Blaine Park and I was threatened by a fellow who seemed to have every intention of throwing my camera into the lake or engaging in violence with me about it. He began his conversation with me by saying, "Your camera or your card." I had on my belt an empty holster which I think he had not noticed at first. I believe that the empty holster, in his case, was enough for him and his friend to back off and then allege that they were calling the Seattle police, who in fact never showed up, despite his claim they would be there in 3 minutes.
Having had the experience of being assaulted several times and threatened a number of times, and having reported some of those assaults and threats to SPD, it should be noted that none of the officers who took the reports or followed up encouraged me in possession or use of weapons as a self-defense measure.
Where I am from, we pray for people who do wrong or what is irritating. As for attorneys Kennedy and Smith, I can understand somewhat your doing what you consider to be your job . . . but because I regard the conduct of the city and your actions in defending the conduct of the city in depriving people of reasonable methods of self-defense, I pray that God show you folks the right way!
I don't know enough to know if God would show up in response to my praying, but I would naturally be better off with you two on my side rather than opposing me.
I believe it is likely that there are women who would carry a knife but who do not carry a firearm and/or have not chosen to engage in months of hand-to-hand self-defensive combat training.
By prohibiting and discouraging reasonable knife-carrying for self-defense, I suspect that the city of Seattle has the blood of at least a few rape victims on its hands.
Defending or promoting the choice and conduct of the city of Seattle in this matter is a poor choice, I believe.
God show you the right way and may others be praying for you and any who defend the conduct of the city of Seattle in prohibiting knife carrying for self-defense!
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