[nabs-l] Blindness and Safety

[Andi]

It is true that atackers more often then not target people who they feel are 
weeker and easier to control.  This is a commen misperception of blind 
people as well.  Also atackers do not want to be caught by athorities so 
they feel a blind person would not be able to identify them, also a 
misconception.  So in answer to your question, yes blind people are more 
likely to be a target, however, we as blind people can use the stariotypes 
of helpless victems to our advantage.  Since atackers are not expecting 
their blind victem to put up much of a struggle, arrogance and ignorance  is 
their weekness.  I think all blind people especially women should take some 
sort of self defence corse.  Infact all women should take self defence 
sighted or not.  Men should also know how to defend themselves but they are 
not as big of a target.  If you are not experienced with a weapon do not 
carry one it can be used against you.  If you have not taken lessons in 
fighting or symple selfdefence you should.  Untell then remember to go for 
soft spots if your atact.  Eyes, nose, stummech, groin, and just under the 
ears are good places to hit hard or apply significant force to.  The smaller 
the target like eyes or under ears use finger tips.  For the nose use the 
heal of your hand and push up and back.  For all other places use fist elboe 
knee or what ever you have availible to you.  The weekest places however are 
a personts joints.  Unless a person is dubble jointed, their joints have a 
limited range of motion.  Knees do not normally bend backwards, kick them so 
they do.  Elbows don't twist or hyperextend use that, they brake easily. 
Fingers when bent the right way can bring a person to their knees do then 
and continuew till they all brake at once.  It is good to learn selfdefence 
but if you don't know complicated fighting techneeques this is a verry 
afective way to down an attacker.  Also there is a place on the inside of 
the thy about two inches above the knee that will temperarily parrilize a 
person if hit hard enough.  The effects only last five minuts so if you 
manage it run like hell.  Do not focus on just one form of atack use what 
ever the atacker gives you and he will give you places you can strike 
because he thinks you are defenceless.  Also do not underestimate gravity. 
Use his weight against him make him think he is winning then let his weight 
be his undooing.  Remember his voice, and speech patterns and body type for 
if he gets away and there are no witnesses and the police kneed to know what 
their looking for. If you notice anything about the material they are 
whereing it may give insite as to what ocupation thay have or be an 
identifying quality.  Step on his foot, is he whering boots, dress shoes, 
or tennis shoes.  Obviously you are trying to get away and down him, so you 
are not examining his looks and appairal, but notice what you can, anything 
helps. If you push on his pressure point below the ears try to brush your 
hand on his hair is it short long, volumous, cirly, strate.  You may not 
catch all this but you might.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:30 AM
To: NABS-L
Subject: [nabs-l] Blindness and Safety

One topic of interest/concern to me is blindness and safety. As a person who 
is blind, do people feel that they are more of a target for robbery or other 
assault? Given that we cannot see a person, how would we describe someone 
who tried to attack us?

Nicole
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