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TEACH THE CHILD TO EVADE AND ESCAPE THE EVIL CHICKEN HAWK!

 

In law enforcement we call child predators Chicken Hawks.  The nickname’s pejorative.  A slur.  As in evil, cowardly, skulking, opportunistic.  Also, if not avoided or stopped PDQ,  deadly.  If you read my last post, you know I am referring to the cowardly Chicken Hawk who abducted, molested and drowned a young girl in a lake not far from where I live.  Tied the girl to a weight and dropped her in the water, he did.

 

In my last post, then, I elaborated – with a pretty heavy heart – on how parents and schools can help prevent this by being their child’s Safety Coach.  As promised, in this one I’m going to elaborate on what the child can do if ever they are in the grasp of a sexual predator.

 

For starters, one thing is clear (to me):  Without a Safety Coach to teach them, the child will react naturally, which means he or she will do nothing and freeze, 98+% of the time.  Reacting to a potential or real attack with action, speed, and fury is an Unnatural Act!  It must be instilled in the child through training.  So, if you cannot or will not inculcate the following skills, find a training system that will!

 

KID ESCAPE TECHNIQUES WHEN EVASION FAILS

 

  • HAVE A PLAN:  Encourage your child to think ahead of time of an escape route, etc.  This is tough for a child to do, so, when you are coaching your child, play the What If Game to encourage them to think in scenarios.
  • BREATHE, DON’T FREEZE!  Get oxygenated blood going to your brain and always do something!  Never freeze.  That is what the predator wants most.  Over 98% of victims freeze upon First Touch.  Teach your child to use First Touch (by the predator) as a Mental Trigger for action!
  • TURN THE PREDATOR’S PSYCHOLOGY AGAINST HIM.  Teach the child that time and movement are the Chicken Hawk’s enemy.  Therefore, do things that will expand the amount of time he has to spend at the scene:

Ø      Run In A Serpentine Motion.

Ø      Destroy the Environment.  Throw objects in his path as you run.

Ø      Put Out The Fire.  Roll on the ground as if you are trying to put out a fire with your shirt.  Roll away from him.

Ø      Crab Walk Away From Him.

Ø      Make Noise and Act Crazy.  Arouse witnesses.  Scare the Bad Guy into thinking that soon witnesses will descend on the scene.

Ø      “Help Me!  He is not my father!”

Ø      Use Natural Barricades in the Environment To Buy You Time.

 

  • IF AND WHEN HE GRABS THE CHILD, MAKE IT HARD FOR HIM TO HOLD ON!  This is a key escape move.  Teach the child how to be like an unwilling pet who wiggles, kicks, scratches, etc. so that it can escape. 

Ø      Grab on to anything and hug it!  Wrap your hands around a tree, a pole, a bed post, the handlebars of your bike.  Anything that can buy you precious time.

Ø      Play dead in his arms as if you are the perfect victim, and, then, when he least expects it, squirm, wiggle, kick, bite and escape.

 

  • DROP. LOCK AND ROLL!  Teach the child to play “Twister.”  Quickly drop and lock on to his waist or legs.  Drop head first, if possible.  The end goal is to hook on to his ankles and or shins with your hands and feet.  Yes, the predator might pummel the child and try to break him/her loose, but, please remember “Self Defense is not an injury free activity!”  The key here is that the Bad Guy cannot walk quickly and will not be able to carry the child from the Initial Crime Scene with the speed required.

 

  • CHANCES ARE, IF HIS TIME AND “INVISIBILITY” ARE COMPROMISED, THE CHICKEN HAWK WILL GIVE UP THE HUNT AND DISENGAGE WITHOUT HIS PREY.  WILL MOVE ON TO ANOTHER VICTIM!

 

In the next post:  Your Child’s Escape and Evasion Strategy if Dragged To the Getaway Car!

 

Until then, Stay Safe.

 

Hammer.

 

 

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