And as much as little girls are taught to strike the groin… I guarantee that little boys are taught to protect it. The element of surprise is not in the groin strike.

But the best thing is, just give the guy that $10.

“#7 – In the ‘real world’ keeping in touch by mobile phones from time to time, especially where it applies to wives and children, may well save a life. A broken down car or flat tire on a remote road can easily turn out to be a life threatening circumstance. Without ‘touching in’ now and again, someone could find themselves in desperate times.”

Having a “no comm plan” is not a bad idea in general, but it will not save someone in a self defense context. It is mostly for the peace of mind of the “higher headquarters”. The loss of communication or missing a scheduled check in sets into motion a plan of action which will take time to implement. In the meantime, your loved one is on their own. Given that it only takes seconds to abduct or murder someone, this is not very useful to the person actually under attack at that moment. Any plan that is completely dependent on someone else to arrive in the nick of time is a bad plan. Case in point: Kelsey Smith. She called her parents just moments before she was abducted, raped and murdered. Her cell phone signal was used, not to rescue her, but to locate her body.

“#9 – Noise makers such as a loud whistle is very effective to bring people’s attention to the exact inch of land where you happen to be standing at the time. Evil people such as a rapist do the evil they do in the dark where they are not noticed by others. The last thing such a person wants is to have a parking lot of people able to ID them in Court.”

No, the last thing a rapist wants is to be killed. You are making a large number of flawed assumptions about the nature of a deadly attack, the utility of a whistle and the role of eyewitnesses in a deadly encounter. I will once again point to the Kelsey Smith case. The rapist/murderer didn’t want to do his evil in the parking lot, that is why he took her to a secluded location where a whistle would be even more useless. There were numerous cameras, inside the store and in the parking lot, that actually filmed her abduction. The cameras helped to ID the bad guy, but in reality they had no deterrent effect on the crime (i.e. Kelsey Smith was still attacked and killed).

“From my years of military experience, I have found a whistle much easier to carry then a gun and is non-lethal to boot.”

Which army did you serve in where soldiers were issued whistles instead of rifles? There is absolutely no reason to use a non-lethal device to defend against a deadly threat. In fact, doing so is tantamount to suicide.

“Blow a whistle as hard as you can in a large parking lot full of people or in a warehouse and you will instantly become the number one ‘item’ of interest. And yes, lots of people will be able to ID you in Court.”

Numerous real, documented incidents contradict your assumptions and assertions, most notably the Kitty Genovese murder, which is commonly used as a prime example of the bystander effect. Granted, she didn’t use a whistle, but I think my point is still valid. Also, eyewitnesses are notoriously unreliable and besides all that, none of this solves the immediate problem of the person being attacked (namely,that they are being attacked with deadly force). Blow a whistle as hard as you can while someone is choking, punching, stabbing or shooting you and you will instantly realize that tooting on your whistle and the disapproving gaze of bystanders will not reliably stop fists, knives and bullets. And yes, some people might be able to ID you in the morgue.

Warriorforjesus: “I have provided everyone in my family with a whistle as their number one determent. The whistle declares your exact position and stuns anyone near you enough to attack you, and hopefully provides the time needed to get away without having to pull out a concealed weapon and shoot them.

A whistle is not a deterrent. It does not discourage or restrain a vicious criminal from acting or proceeding with an evil act of violence. It does not confer upon the owner any strength or ability to defend or retaliate strongly enough to deter a criminal from attacking.

Please show me any proof that a whistle is capable of “stunning” an attacker. Actually, show me any documented instance where a whistle prevented an abduction, rape or murder. You seem to be more concerned about the safety and welfare of the evil kidnapper/rapist/murderer than you are of your own family. I suggest you study up on the use of force and the force continuum.

I do think whistles can be useful in a non-tactical setting. I keep one in my wilderness survival kit for signaling a search party if I am ever stranded in the woods. That is a far cry from fending off kidnappers, rapists and murderers.

#6 – Many experts say that the majority of attacks are committed at dusk or in the night, and in my personal life experiences, dark places are where evil people hide. I cannot see any scenario where I would tell my wife, daughters or myself not to be excessively cautious of dark areas.

#7 – Years ago I happened to be a Flight Control Officer sending out Army helicopters in every direction on a continuous basis. I pre-approved all flight plans and knew exactly where every crew was from take off until final touch down. In a few instances this information saved the lives of a crew when they happened to crash in desperate circumstances. As I kept watch over their flight plans, I instantly knew if they happened to be in a potentially dangerous situation.

In the ‘real world’ keeping in touch by mobile phones from time to time, especially where it applies to wives and children, may well save a life. A broken down car or flat tire on a remote road can easily turn out to be a life threatening circumstance. Without ‘touching in’ now and again, someone could find themselves in desperate times. My wife for example, has chosen on her own accord to be sure to call me before she leaves work day or night. I know how long it takes her to reach home and the roads she drives. If she does not pull in the drive way within reasonable time, or does not call me, I know where to go looking for her in case she could be in some form of trouble.

#9 – Noise makers such as a loud whistle is very effective to bring people’s attention to the exact inch of land where you happen to be standing at the time. Evil people such as a rapist do the evil they do in the dark where they are not noticed by others. The last thing such a person wants is to have a parking lot of people able to ID them in Court. From my years of military experience, I have found a whistle much easier to carry then a gun and is non-lethal to boot. Blow a whistle as hard as you can in a large parking lot full of people or in a warehouse and you will instantly become the number one ‘item’ of interest. And yes, lots of people will be able to ID you in Court. I have provided everyone in my family with a whistle as their number one determent. The whistle declares your exact position and stuns anyone near you enough to attack you, and hopefully provides the time needed to get away without having to pull out a concealed weapon and shoot them.

These sentences are my opinion based on my ‘personal’ experience and not paragraphs taken from my or anyone else’s book, the operative word happens to be ‘personal’.