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In reply to the discussion: Slain woman predicted her own death [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)that some courts/judges don't jail the offender to the fullest....but EVEN WHEN THEY ARE SO JAILED, they WILL get out eventually. The problem doesn't go away.
Again...I didn't say she should be armed. YOU are saying that. In fact, I specifically said if someone isn't comfortable with guns, they should NOT get one. Maybe you're fixating a little too much on guns and see that as the only solution?
I offered suggestions of protection, including:
a metal bat
varying your routine (so he isn't sure where you'll be at any given moment)
barricading yourself in your bedroom at night, when you're at your most vulnerable
Good deadbolts
Being alert at whoever is around you and approaching you
Carrying pepper spray
Parking in a locked garage, if you live in a house
Keeping your car locked at all times
Park in well lit areas in well-seen areas so someone would see if he tries to break in
Things like that. As for me, I would also keep a gun in my house, but so often these guys catch the woman when she's out and about...at work or whatever. So a gun wouldn't help there.
But in any case, she should realize this is not a man who loves her. She is in a war with an obsessive monster who wants to kill or mutilate her. She should act accordingly to protect herself.