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The assault on rape ”WI-IRS “A“!!! young Adult who Luau, Sunday W. 8003 19-30. Singles or Gouda. Phone tor information - W - Weekday evenings, smote: or mud”- Phom for information. An attack like this could have been prevented had you taken the necessary precautions. If your car breaks down in a strange neighbourhood. police advise: open the car hood. then while waiting for police, stay in the locked car with its windows rolled up and four-way flashers on. If a motorist should offer help. roll down your window just far enough to ask this person to call po- Waterloo Regional Police force is more than willing to help out in the protection against vile crime Shroud photobv-IOVLIV‘OM You’re on your own. "Be careful.“ your mother warned before you waved goodbye and headed to the city to attend university. "Ws not safe for a young girl tttte out alone." Her words are farthest from your mind as. weeks later, you drive toward the pub to meet new friends. Just outside the city limits, about a mile from yourdestination. you getaflat tire and pull off on the side of the mad. Ymfre not sure how to fix it, and besides, it's a cold fail night and all you can think about is going to a warm place for help. Waterloo Regional Police offer many tips that women should know to protect themselves from rape. Above all, said Constable Glen Taylor of the foree's community relations, "You must be aware " all times. We don't want to make people paranoid, but they must be aware of their surroundings." It is most important to secure your home, he said. "People are very lax and trustworthy in this area, and for little expense, they can make their homes se- Lock all doors and windows and keep them that way day and night. Police suggest installing single cylinder dead- bolt locks. or, if there is glass in the door. or a window close by, a double cylinder deadbolt. Also. a peephole should he in the door. Ask for identifieatimt when strangers knock on your door. Some potential attackers represent themselves " utili- ty men or repairmen to get into your You leave the car. Suddenly. there's a rustling in the bush and out jumps 3 man. He grabs your long hair and pulls you down, slapping a hand over your mouth to smother your scream. . WATERLOO BotflfhlAfAlLANll" Monday - a Lanes - 9:00 pm. Hm - 6 Lanes - 9:00 pm. - 4 Lam - 9:00 Fm. Thutaday - a Lanes - 7:00 pm. WEST RATES m TWIN CITIES 33 Years at ”will; Experience r Free Parking (warm Orte Block) Available Space Monday - a Lanes - det-ut, - 6 Lanes - ATTENTION'. 5 - PIN BOWLERS CiiTiT1Illlfflm' - u Petrtetq- st. ttmet ttt.aRttt or coo-2370 1 982-3 Police advise a woman who is being followed to drive to the nearest bright- ly-lit building. such as an all-night grocery, drug store or restaurant, or to a police station. Once there. she should blow her horn for help. Before entering your car, check to see that no one is hiding inside - despite the fact that all doors should have been locked and windows rolled up. Also, check your gas gauge before each trip to ensure you won‘t run out of gas between stations. If in spite of all precautions you are attacked - what should you do? "We can't say tight or doeft tight," said Taylor. “Action must be based on the person " the time." There are many items that women can use as weapons: combs, hatpins, nail tiles, squeeze bottles filled with ammonia. hairspray. Carrying them in hand when in a high risk situation. may save a woman from rape. But they also could be used against her. The best weapon to carry, said Taylor. is a key ring equipped with a whistle. The keys could be used to strike the attacker and the whistle, to attract attention to him and perhaps scare him on. If you‘re out walking alone. police say avoid poorly lit streets, alleys and vacant buildings. Walk near the curb facing trafBe, making attack more dimeult. Should someone be following you, close the street and break the pattern the would-be attacker thinks you‘ll follow. Instead of sauntering along the ”upon to carry to word on a p street. look aggressive. And as you W“. The In”, placed be“... walk. curry your key ring with keys attacker. while the sound of the u sticking out between your fingers - ready to strike an attacker in the face. You‘re also ready to open doors. "Scream. blow your whistle, run to a Fumbling for keys will make an at- lighted place," advised Taylor. Howev- tacker's ioh easy. er, running may not be the right decision if you're in a secluded area or Before entering your car, checktosee doet't have the ability to run. Submis- that no one is hiding inside - despite sion may be a woman's only recourse, the fact that all doors should have been especially if her attacker is armed. locked and windows rolled ttp. Ale, Even pretending to submit may buy check your gas gauge before each trip time to plan an escape. instead of your nrat name on the mailbox and in the phone book. This disguises female identitieatimt. home. Taylor cautions university stu- dents moving into the are. this fall - who will be having phones installed - to ask for Bell Canada 1dentifieatiogt. If you live alone. use your initials FIREPLACE _ INSERTS WOODSTOVES l ACCESSORIES KEROSUN PORTABLE HEATERS llmlENlfMlrlllaISToNB,,mc,, m if a _ tti',',';';')),';).)',;',;')'..;'",'; new I Locations To an: vou Hwy. " Moon Show a Rockton 021-1805 In Km Mon 1300 New In”. thtpoetto “0-Way Moi 743-3100 "" [IDS “PT. 28782 Waterloo Regional Police Constable Glen Taylor demonstrates the best weapon to carry to ward oft a potential attacker - e key ring with a whistle. The keys, placed between the fingetru, can be used to strike an attacker. while the sound of the whistle can scare the aggressor away. Moscato started “stating rape vie- tims in Montreal, feeling "the need for it," after reading newspaper accounts of the crime. In her experience. "most women believe it (rape) will never happen to them ... too bad this isn't true." Victims range from the very young to the very old and come from every walk of life. Rape prevention and awareness is largely the reason behind a local anti-rape group coordinated by Kitch- ener resident Kathy Moscato. The volunteer group, which began about six months ago. also counsels and "assists the rape victim anyway we can.“ "Mak-e your owit decision." said Taylor. "If you feel you have the ability to get away - do it - without the ability Said Moscato. "We try to help them come to terms with what happened ... to release their feelings." These feelings often convey guilt, hatred. disbelief and NAM WI. ”all at” 0.1002 - PAGE 6 I SBUERE (ly BIBLES o RECORDS I TAPES Waterbo Square 885-4600 Taylor noted that the percentage of reported rapes in Waterloo Region is small - but that isn't to say women should be lax about their safety. (And who knows the percentage of unreport- ed rapes?) Police statistics show that there were 42 reported rapes and " indecent assaults on females in 1979. 24 and ms respectively in 1980, and ar and Wt respectively in IMI. To the end of July this year, there have been " reported rapes and 47 indecent assaults on females. Moscato tries to dispel many myths about rape. Among them: only bad girls get raped. And: privacy is violated when a rape victim is brought to the hospital. Many believe that victims are put behind a curtain in " emergency ward and examined. But, said Moscato, they are sheltered in a closed room. Another myth is that police "look down on victims." This is simply not true, said Moscato. (This service can be reached through the Help Telephone Distress Centre, 745-1166). xi She, like the police, urge women to report rape. "We don't want the rapist free to prey on someone else," she said. There were five reported rapes or indecent assualts in Waterloo Park in 1981. The suspect in the attacks was apprehended by police J an. no. 182 and a court case is pending. LEATHER BOUND REGULAR $38.95 BOOKSTORE SPECIAL BIBLES NEW KING JAMES W' Nr