The problem
In our country, right now is as good a time as any to bring up the subject of harassment. Be it an event of eve teasing, catcalling or downright copping a feel, the core of the matter remains the same, that it is becoming exceedingly difficult for women in our society to feel safe away from the confines of their homes. Yet what can they do about it? There are three common courses of action that the woman habitually takes, given that she must step out of the safety of their premises.
She lives in denial, not thinking about it and hoping that nothing of the sort will ever happen to her since God will ensure that she is never too far from her fourwheeler; needless to say, this is no practical way of dealing with a situation such as this. She goes all out with raising awareness, appealing to the presumably right authorities, activating campaigns, writing articles, shaming men and basically doing everything in her power to bring about some sustainable, positive change. Unfortunately, she witnesses next to no lasting effect, making her feel helpless that her yells for support fall on deaf ears. This is by far the most prevalent while also being the worst course for anyone’s mental wellbeing, to live in constant fear – fear of how groups of men turn to stare at her from head to toe, regardless of what she may be wearing; fear of how if anyone makes a loud and insulting pass at her, chances are she’ll be the one facing reprimand for somehow “enticing” them into making that comment; fear of her clothes, dignity and sense of self being ripped to shreds simply because she dared to stand in a crowd of men.
The cause
The real reason behind our current state is rather primitive and also mind numbingly depressing. Men have, throughout the ages, dominated and oppressed women, in the name of protecting them from the “horrors” of “reality;” and the unfairness of it all almost always manages to fall on the sidelines of our priorities until our friends and family are violently affected. But if we want to pin it down to the most dominant causes, they’d be:
Lack of enforcement of law, which leads degenerates to feel that if they are clever enough they can get away with doing just about anything. The fact that we rarely retaliate in a fashion that perpetrators can relate to and thus fear. The fact that we lack the culture and underlying societal education that women are human beings, that they deserve the same respect that men wield, that if push comes to shove which surprisingly it hasn’t yet, they will claw their way out of the problem in the most violent of ways with or without the help of the male populace.The way out
In the long run for someone who would take this extremely seriously, the solution is to first counter and then overwhelm the strengths that a group of men might carry, i.e. the actual advantage of physical prowess that the average man has over the average woman, and the advantage associated with attacking one with many.
This means that the woman needs to train herself into nothing short of Lara Croft, but since that isn’t going to happen in a day, she also needs a short term solution - my recommendation, stun guns!
If you to want walk away from a group of attacking men unscathed while at the same time maintain a clear conscience of not having killed anyone in the process, stunning and incapacitating is the way to go, and what better way than to have it at the tip of your fingers waiting for the press of a button. I’d go as far as to say, since you’ve got two hands, buy two of them for each, and let them have it if the necessity presents itself.
The path
First you get your hands on some state of the art stun guns. Log on to backpackbang.com, and order anything from the inexpensive mini stun guns and lipstick stun guns to the more formidable stun batons that look just right in the hands of Batman or the Daredevil.
However, plans such as the one mentioned above are all well and good so long as they are executable. There’s a world of difference between “thinking” about holding your own in the midst of a wild and angry mob and actually doing it in the heat of the moment.
The truth is, under such circumstances, ordinarily the body freezes up from fear. Even breathing becomes a chore, while weapons as effective as 25,000,000 V lipstick stun guns straight out of a James Bond movie turns into dead weight, proving to be of no real consequence other than aggravating attackers even more. So this requires some undeniable physical as well as mental training.
Training the body
Practise off the field with friends, preferably ones much larger than you. Ask them to attack you and slowly but steadily train your body to react on reflex, so that upon being attacked, an instant later you find yourself pressing the stun gun at his ribs itching to press the button. Request your training partner to go less easy on you with each passing day.
Practise daily, at least 10 times every day; learn to make time for it away from your busy schedule, because what could possibly be more important! Give yourself a 30 day stun gun practice challenge, return to it every day, and watch your body make the correct movements on its own.
Training the mind
This requires training on the field. Take every opportunity you get to observe groups of men on streets, figure out patterns, find the apparent leader of the pack, because locating him and putting him down first is often half the battle won if not all of it.
Maintain a safe distance and while walking past them visualise being attacked by them and responding in kind. This is as crucial as the physical training because in the instant of being attacked, if the mind isn’t trained to get in the right gear on reflex, the body’s reflexes will never come into play.
With these tips and tricks in mind, ladies, go forth unafraid, for you are now equipped with all that you need to cultivate the same perk that men enjoy every day without a second thought – strolling through the dark recesses of our country with ease.