I am going to come right out and tell you now that this post is more brutal than what I would like to put out, but it is important! It may be scary to read, but please try to do it!
WHAT I HOPE NEVER HAPPENS
You are walking down the street when a masked figure suddenly jumps out of a van with a gun. They grab you and point the gun to your head. They tell you not to scream, and that if you come with them quietly, they won’t hurt you. You are scared, shaking, and you don’t want to get shot. So, you take them for their word and get into the van, never to be seen again.
There is so much wrong with this, and the end was horrible. Let’s break it down bit by bit to see what went wrong.
Be Loud
If a masked individual jumps out of a van with a gun, don’t just look at them! Run as fast and yell as loud as you can. Running, even if you only make it a few paces will give you a few extra steps to fight them off. Yelling could alert someone nearby that you need help or even scare the attackers off if they think a bystander might help you.
Don’t Trust Them
If they tell you that they won’t hurt you if they come with them, they are lying! People who jump out of vans and kidnap others are obviously not trustworthy individuals. They are ONLY saying that to get you quickly and quietly. By getting in that van, you are signing up for a much worse fate.
Fight
Warning: here is a gruesome bit. You need to yell, kick, punch, and bite like your life depends on it, because it does. If someone is trying to drag you into a van, go crazy because all bets are off. Scratch their eyes, rip off their ears, bite them as hard as you can, knee them in their sensitive parts, kick their knees till they break, and do whatever else you can to escape. At this point, it is your life or theirs, and I promise you that your life is worth fighting for.
Never Go to a Second Location
Why yell and fight? Because you never want to go to a second location. Anything that they do to you on the street is infinitely better than what they will do to you at a second location. Getting stabbed, being shot, or even dying on the street is better than going to a second location.
A second location is somewhere they feel comfortable. It is likely isolated and impossible to escape. Here, your kidnappers will do unspeakable and horrible things to you. we won’t mention them here, but you can surely figure it out. You don’t want to end up there because it will be the last place you ever see, and it will not be a pleasant death.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
Whether it ends up being a person jumping out of a van, coming into your home, or even threatening your loved ones, never go to a second location; do anything and everything in your power to escape. Yell and fight, because you are worth it. Envision your friends and family waiting for you to come home, think of all the things you love in this world, and choose your fate; don’t let someone else choose it for you.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER?
When you escape, which we know you will fight tooth and nail to do, you must get to a safe place and report it. Get away from what happened, go to a safe place where there are lots of people, and immediately call emergency services.
You will likely need to give a statement and possibly DNA samples if you managed to scratch them (do NOT shower or wash your hands until after you have been examined; you don’t want to wash evidence away). Please do this right away so that emergency services can work to make sure that this doesn’t happen to someone else.
Afterward, go home, kiss your loved ones, and congratulate yourself on being a fighter. You are not a victim. You have the power to choose your own fate.
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