Message-ID: <19517335.1075855523607.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 03:30:00 -0800 (PST) From: judy.hernandez@enron.com To: dora_thurmond@uniteddc.com Subject: FW: FW: For all my women friends( Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Judy Hernandez X-To: Dora_THURMOND@UNITEDDC.COM X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Juan_Hernandez_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Hernandez-J X-FileName: jhernan.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT on 02/03/2000 11:29 AM --------------------------- Judy Hernandez on 02/03/2000 11:24:24 AM To: SUHERNAN@LLGM.COM cc: Subject: FW: FW: For all my women friends( ---------------------- Forwarded by Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT on 02/03/2000 11:23 AM --------------------------- From: Andrea R Guillen 01/19/2000 11:08 AM Sent by: Andrea R Guillen To: Maria Sandoval/HOU/ECT@ECT, Melissa Rodriguez/HOU/ECT@ECT, Elizabeth Soto/HOU/ECT@ECT, Cecilia Olvera/HOU/ECT@ECT, Melba Lozano/HOU/ECT@ECT, Pamela Sonnier/HOU/ECT@ECT, Phenicia Olivier/HOU/ECT@ECT, Rosa Jaramillo/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Kori Loibl/HOU/ECT@ECT, Cassandra S Dutton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Hannah Ortiz/HOU/ECT@ECT, Chantelle Villanueva/HOU/ECT@ECT, Alisha Guerrero/HOU/ECT@ECT, Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT@ECT, iguillen@aglife.com cc: Subject: FW: FW: For all my women friends( ---------------------- Forwarded by Andrea R Guillen/HOU/ECT on 01/19/2000 11:06 AM --------------------------- Margaret Smith on 01/19/2000 10:40:58 AM To: "'Adam'" , Andrea R Guillen/HOU/ECT@ECT, "'Bill'" , "'Charlene'" , "'David C'" , "'Doug'" , "'Glenn'" , "'Gloria'" , "'Imo Gene'" , "'Laura'" , "'Lisa'" , "'Mykel'" , "'Olivia'" , "'Paula'" , "'Ruth'" , "'Stephani'" , April Leger , Dianna Bailey , Dayna Dryden , Janet Price , Beth Friend , Velma Birks , Vickie Tonn cc: Subject: FW: FW: For all my women friends( > >> From a woman who works in a police department: > >> > >> > >> I have to share some things I have learned in my job > >> with you. > >> > >> In my job, I review criminal and psychiatric files of > >> imprisoned sex offenders who are approaching their > >> release date. I decide if they are likely to re-offend > >> based on certain criteria and then civilly commit them > >> to a sex offender treatment facility if I decide that > >> they are at significant risk to re-offend > >> > >> I have read hundreds and hundreds of files, and have > >> taken note of some of the mistakes women make. Let me > >> preface this by saying that a woman is NEVER EVER EVER > >> at fault for being raped or attacked, but there are > >> definitely ways to reduce your risk of being a victim. > >> > >> Here are the most common mistakes women make that > >> could result in them getting kidnapped, attacked, > >> and/or raped: > >> > >> 1. Getting into the attacker's car when he pulls a > >> gun and orders you to get into his vehicle. > >> > >> Most attackers don't want to shoot you ... they want > >> you to get into the car so that they can drive you to > >> a deserted place and torture you. Don't comply. Run > >> screaming. It is MUCH more likely than not that he > >> will just move on to an easier target. > >> > >> 2. Pulling over when a man drives alongside of you > >> pointing at your car pretending something is wrong. > >> > >> If this happens, drive to the nearest well-lit and > >> populated gas station and look the car over yourself > >> (or ask an attendant). Never pull over. Believe it > >> or not, many women have fallen for this for fear of > >> their car spontaneously exploding in the middle of the > >> road. Not likely. > >> > >> 3. Not locking your doors while driving. > >> > >> I have read several cases where the attacker simply > >> walks up to a woman's car while she's at a traffic > >> light and jumps in with his gun or knife drawn. > >> > >> 4. Opening your front door when you have not > >> positively identified who is there. > >> > >> If you don't have a peep hole, get one. I've seen > >> countless cases where the attacker gains access to his > >> victims simply by knocking on their door. > >> > >> Don't let an attacker get into your home. He then has > >> a private, relatively soundproof place to attack you. > >> > >> 5. Not being alert in parking lots. > >> > >> If you go to the grocery store at night, don't be shy > >> about asking for an escort to your car. Too many > >> women are abducted from parking lots or even raped in > >> the parking lot. > >> > >> Look in your back seat before entering your car. Cars > >> provide endless hiding places for attackers, both > >> inside them and in between them. > >> > >> Be aware of your surroundings by looking to the left > >> and right and behind you with your head up all the > >> time. You may appear paranoid and look funny to > >> others, but an attacker will think twice about > >> approaching someone who appears so aware of what's > >> going on. > >> > >> 6. Trusting a clean cut, honest looking stranger. > >> > >> I see mug shots of every sex offender in the state of > >> Florida. They do not look like monsters. They often > >> look like they could be your friendly grocer, bank > >> teller, waiter, neighbor, clergy, doctor, etc. They > >> are every age between 15 and 90, and probably beyond. > >> Only a small minority actually look scary. > >> > >> I just read a case yesterday of a man with only one > >> leg who beat up his victim with his crutch before he > >> raped her. Who would have ever thought that a > >> one-legged man could be a rapist? > >> > >> 7. Trusting people to be alone with your children. > >> > >> This is a difficult one, because child molesters end > >> up being the LAST person the parents would believe is > >> the molester. > >> > >> Most of the child molesting cases I see involve the > >> stepfather, the uncle, the sister's boyfriend, the > >> mother's boyfriend, the grandfather, the baby-sitter, > >> the neighbor, the family friend, the youth camp > >> director, day care worker, etc. Although rare, even > >> women can be molesters. > >> > >> In every case, the perpetrator is a nice guy, > >> trusting, good with children, and the family is > >> baffled or even in disbelief that the person could be > >> abusing their child. > >> > >> When it comes to your children and grandchildren, be > >> suspicious of everyone, no matter who they are. And > >> pay attention to what your child says and how he/she > >> reacts to the mention of different people in their > >> lives. > >> > >> I didn't mean to make anyone uncomfortable with this, > >> but I am at work right now reviewing files, and > >> realized that this email is a way I can reach many > >> women at one time. I have the dirty job of reading > >> all these files, and it makes me feel good to know > >> that I can share some inferences from what I have > >> learned. This is not an exhaustive list of what not > >> to do, but just some things that I have observed more > >> than just a few times. > >> > >> Pass this on to the women in your lives > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >