A harrowing experience helped me discover that there was an urgent necessity to prevent crime against college students. For eight years, I thought of the university where I educated others in Humanities as secure. But my own daughter was threatened with a knife in that very same place.
She went there early in the morning, even before 7 a.m. classes. Being on her own in this ladies' room, she was easily scared when a man came in and tried to menace her into giving him all her cash. She silently pleaded for any person to interrupt them but there wasn't anyone who appeared.
Prior to her going to university, we talked about how to prevent crime against college students. Since then, she's always had different protective gadgets and even pepper spray.
She made an excuse that she had to reach into her pocket to get her money. Then, she took out her pepper spray and used it with vigor. It's a good thing she had mastered using the defense spray.
When the attacker had spray in his eyes, she rushed in the direction of the front entryway. She also activated the personal alarm she had while she searched for a guard she knew would be there, being alert to prevent crime against college students.
After the culprit was apprehended, we learned that he had wanted the money to buy narcotics and was willing to do anything to procure some. It was exactly those illegal substances that should persuade teenagers to get protection for themselves.
I had driven her to school that day and was on my way to the faculty lounge at the third floor while the assault took place. I carry a stun gun myself and would have stopped the perpetrator myself.
From that day on, I actively tried to promote ways to prevent crime against college students to every class. A course on Humanities may not be geared towards this subject but I'm positive it is advantageous to everyone.
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Date Added: Aug 26, 2010;
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