I wouldn't be so sure that snopes.com is so great. I once told a friend that
I had heard that it wasn't safe to use a cellphone at the fuel pumps. He
told me that is was an "urban ledgend" according to snopes.com. Two days
later I see the sticker posted on the pumps at every gas station in town.

Besides, now that this email warning has gone around the internet a bunch of
times, some crazy nut case will probably use the crying baby idea.

Kim
----- Original Message -----
From: "BJ Feddish" <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: Safety Tips for Women

> This stuff is always a good thing to read every year or so.
>
> Anyway, anybody forwarding this should remove the "crying baby" part.
> http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/crybaby.asp
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> John C...
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:53 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Safety Tips for Women
>
>  Safety: Safety Tips for Women
> Posted Nov 02, 2006
>
>
> Email this to a friend   Print this story
>
>
> Because of recent abductions in daylight hours, refresh yourself of these
> things to do in an emergency situation... This is for you, and for you to
> share with your wife, your children, everyone you know. After reading
these
> 9 crucial tips , forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to
> be careful in this crazy world we live in.
>
>
> Tip from Tae Kwon Do : The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If
you
> are close enough to use it, do!
>
> Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans. If a robber asks for
your
> wallet and/or purse, Do not hand it to him. Toss it away from you....
> chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than
you,
> and he will go for the wallet/purse. Run like mad in the other direction.
>
> If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail
> lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The
> driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.
>
> Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating,
> working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.
> Don't do this!!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the
perfect
> opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your
head,
> and tell you where to go. As soon as you get into your car, lock the doors
> and leave..
>
>
>
> If someone is in the car with a gun to your head do not drive off, repeat:
> DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking
> the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat
they
> will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It
is
> better than having them find your body in a remote location.
>
>
> A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking
garage:
>
>
> Be aware. look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side
floor,
> and in the back seat
>
> If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger
door.
> Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans
> while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
>
> Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the
> passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car,
you
> may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to
> walk you back out.
> It is always better to be safe than sorry - and better paranoid than dead
>
> Always take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible
> places to be alone
> and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at night!!)
>
>
>
> If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, always run!
The
> predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even
then,
> it most likely will not be a vital organ. RUN - preferably in a zig-zag
> pattern!
>
> As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic - stop!!It may get you
> raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well
> educated man, who alwaysplayed on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He
> walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle
> or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
>
> Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying
> baby on her porch
> the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and
she
> thought it was weird.
>
> The police told her "Whatever you do, do not open the door."
>
> The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a
window,
> and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over.
The
> policeman said, "We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, do
not
> open the door." He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's
cry
> recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that
someone
> dropped off a baby He said they have not verified it, but have had several
> calls
> by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when
they're
> home alone at night.
>
> Please pass this on and do not open the door for a crying baby ---- This
> e-mail should probably be tak en seriously because the Crying Baby theory
> was mentioned on America 's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they
> profiled the serial killer in Louisiana.
>