Gordy Wesen
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She left work at 6pm and walked to her car alone around a corner of her building going perhaps halfway of the 30 yards. Nobody else was around. The lot light has been dead for several months so things were dark but the fellow was illuminated by a light behind my wife as he came from the bushes across this short parking lot talking gibberish and coming directly at her. Her hands were full so she quickly moved what was in the right hand to the left and as he came he spoke loudly again. She used her command voice and said "stop, I don't know you", and he continued to come. She spoke the same words more strongly and moved her right hand to her Coronado leather hobo for her Fox Labs pepper spray. When the fellow saw her go for her purse (about 10 feet away) he suddenly veered and ran past her down between the buildings. The dude was an Arab/Indian about 5' 10" and thin and was alone.
I am so proud of this girl. She learned about command presence under stress from training and trialing her Rottweiler from a BH to SchH 3 and some of that is talking to the "bad guy' (helper). We have had much experience using pepper spray after being attacked many, many times by stray dogs when we walk ours out in the boonies.
She thanked me for always reminding her of situational awareness, for her specialized purse, her pepper spray and now we are discussing levels of force and transitioning between them. She was even grateful now for the times I come up behind her in public and lay a heavy hand on her unsuspecting shoulder.
After this event she said she'd never look at being in public the same again and she is preparing herself to be faster next time.
Successful tactics this time around. A story with a good ending.
I am so proud of this girl. She learned about command presence under stress from training and trialing her Rottweiler from a BH to SchH 3 and some of that is talking to the "bad guy' (helper). We have had much experience using pepper spray after being attacked many, many times by stray dogs when we walk ours out in the boonies.
She thanked me for always reminding her of situational awareness, for her specialized purse, her pepper spray and now we are discussing levels of force and transitioning between them. She was even grateful now for the times I come up behind her in public and lay a heavy hand on her unsuspecting shoulder.
After this event she said she'd never look at being in public the same again and she is preparing herself to be faster next time.
Successful tactics this time around. A story with a good ending.