No Shame in Retreating

Whenever you are confronted by a potential assault out on the street, running away is perhaps the best recourse to avoid bodily harm.

Do Stun Guns Really Work?

Stun guns use a high voltage electric shock in order to stop any attack and just by touching someone with the prongs on it will quickly immobilize them. Yet as they only use a very low amperage in most cases they cause no serious or permanent injury to the person who has been immobilized with one.

I Won the Lottery! Or, Maybe Not

I must be the luckiest person alive. In the past three days I found out I won 1.5 Million Euros in the UK lottery, One Million Euros in the Winx International Lottery, 1.5 Million Euros in the 2007 E-Mail Lottery, and 500,000 Pounds in an e-mail lottery held by the Coca Cola Company. Wow! What did I do to receive all these riches?

Stun Gun Devices

Stun guns are an increasingly popular self defense tool especially among women. Stun guns are not lethal like firearms and not lacerative like knives. These stun guns have the ability to put down an attacker with a simple push of a button.

Let's Not Discuss Crime In South Africa

Internationally renowned Zulu historian David Rattray was shot and killed in his home in South Africa on January 26, 2007. Rattray was a friend of England's Prince Charles. I am presuming this could have been through Polo, amongst other connections, the Rattray family being quite prominent participants in the sport. Besides the international connection, Rattray also counted local business people amongst his friends.

Don't Be a Victim: A Quick Guide to Self Defense Devices

This article explores non-lethal self defense weapons to help protect you and your family.

India's Missing Children - Kidnapped, Forced into Prostitution or in Mafia-run Begging Gangs

India is the world's capital in its numbers of missing children, and within India, it is Mumbai that claims the greatest underworld of snatched and wandering children. Each year, nearly 16,000 children disappear. The police say it's not their problem and the parents are devastated but with no resources to help them locate their offspring, they are in a hopeless position. There is no central register of missing children and little chance of you ever seeing your child again.

Pirates Attack Humanitarian Relief Vessel

A humanitarian relief vessel, on a mission to deliver 1,800 tons of food to Somalia, has been attacked by pirates. The whereabouts of the ship and its crew are still unknown at this time.

Criminal Rehabilitation - Working Towards A Better Life For Inmates And Their Families

Criminal rehabilitation is gaining popularity among many who are forward thinking. Such forms of rehabilitation can help to reduce the number of repeat offenders who return to jail after being unable to adapt to life outside of jail.

Setting Up a Neighborhood Mobile Community Watch Patrol in Los Angeles

The crime rates in the United States had leveled off after 9-11 and now they are back on the rise. There are many theories as to why this is, as some blame the influence of illegal alien gangs, crystal meth usage and even some say it is all those young men coming back from the military in Iraq. Regardless of what you believe crime stats are rising and violent crimes are also slightly on the rise.

Sexual Abuse

Learn about sexual abuse, how it really affects you and society, and how to prevent it.

The Latest Child Abuse Statistics

Learn about child abuse statistics, how it really affects you and society, and how to overcome it.

The Rape of Women in Pakistan

I live in a beautiful house with a caring, considerate, loving spouse and two wonderful boys. I work from home, go out regularly to eat and browse around the shops buying within reason anything that takes my fancy. I read an article that makes me feel ashamed of what I have got.