DON'T be a Dumbass.... and don't be a victim.

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Remember when you were a little kid, and your mother and father told you:

-   DO NOT talk to strangers
-   DO NOT take candy/gum/anything from strangers
-   NEVER ever ever get into a car with anyone you don't know

Well wasn't that valid advice that probably kept a few of us out of danger?   Consider the idiocy of the present day:

-   Call a STRANGER because you need a ride
-   When stranger comes, in strange car, take a ride with them


HELLO???

What the hell is wrong with us????  If you need a uber or lyft because you have been stupid enough to drink too much... you're a dumbass.

But if you absolutely can't keep from being a DUMBASS, and need to call a stranger to take you home, thereby knowing where you live... well, fine.  Call the stranger.  Find a buddy, and don't go alone.  But when the stranger in the car gets there...  you do NOT ask "are you the uber/lyft driver"  because that's just a stupid thing to do.  You ask the uber/lyft driver,  "what's MY name" and if he/she/it can't answer....  remember your parents' warning and DO NOT GET IN.  In fact, run.

If you are a dumbass, you need not read any further.

DON'T go to a bar, club, or meat market where you're unknown - alone.  Do not EVER leave your drink unattended if someone has bought it for you.  Ever.  DO NOT go to the restroom alone and leave a drink.  EVER.

If you are not a dumbass, and especially if you are a woman, for f*cks sake, take a gun safety course, and forget spending the money on drinks and buy a LEGAL REGISTERED FIREARM.  Learn how to use it.  Get comfortable with loading, unloading, and FIRING the weapon.

If you are not comfortable with exercising your Second Amendment rights, fine.  If you aren't comfy with the whole gun thing, then by all means DO NOT BUY OR EVER EVEN PICK ONE UP.

If you MUST still be a dumbass (an unarmed dumbass, that is) then for f*cks sake, take a SELF DEFENSE course and learn to defend yourself from other dumbasses who intend to harm you.

It is neither difficult, nor do you have to be a large person, to take down an assailant.  You only need be wise and learn where to aim.  Kicking, screaming and scratching at the person's face or eyes is good.  A kick to the goodies is always good.  A heel planted on the instep is also good.  The flat part of the palm of your hand, applied quickly and forcefully to someone's chin or better yet, nose, will in all likelihood incapacitate the assailant until you can get away.  The side of your foot, scraped down the assailants shin then stamping on the assailant's foot as hard as you can will slow him down.  Pepper Spray is good ONLY as long as YOU don't get a faceful of it.

Whatever you do... DON'T LET YOURSELF BECOME A VICTIM.  Don't go out asking for trouble.  Anyone out after midnight... in all likelihood, is up to or has been up to NO GOOD.

Be smart.  Don't go alone.  Learn to defend yourself.  Don't be someone's victim.  If you don't want to learn to shoot somebody's ass, make sure you at least can KICK it.