Teen Girl Outsmarts A Hotel Room Invader Using A Tip She Received From Her Police Officer Dad
Four days ago, a woman from Canada, Josie Bowers, published a TikTok, recalling the moment when a tip from her police officer stepdad potentially saved her life.
In the video which has already amassed over 10 million views, Bowers described an attempted invasion into her hotel room when she was just a teenager.
At the time, she was on holiday with her family in Ocean City, Maryland, USA, when a man used a contraption to open the hotel door from the outside.
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Josie – who was 15 – was all alone in the room when the intruder slipped the device under the bottom of the door and used it to pull down the handle from the outside.
After she relived the “scariest experience” of her life in a series of videos on TikTok, her account quickly went viral.
The 19-year-old said that she “was staying in Ocean City, at the Hilton, right there on the waterfront, and I went to go shower as the rest of my family was down at the beach. I was by myself.”
“My main thought was holy s*** I’m in a towel right now and someone is about to break in and get me. So the door opens a crack, and I just slammed it back shut and put the deadbolt on.”
The man then told her he was there to fix the door – but Josie had her suspicions.
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“So they tell me your keycard is broken and we need to get into the room and fix your keypad for you,” she continued. “And so I open the door a tad bit, to see if it was a worker. It clearly wasn’t, they were in jeans and a T-shirt. Hilton keeps it pretty classy, not the attire.”
But even in the heat of the moment, Josie remembered a tip she got from her police officer stepdad.
“So I think I’m very smart for this one, my stepdad is a police officer, he taught me never to let people know you’re alone.”
“I yelled ‘Hey dad, there’s someone here to fix the door.’ As soon as they thought that I wasn’t alone – and potentially my dad was there – they ran, they were gone.”
Josie told the story in hope that her experience will alert others to the danger, encouraging them to stay safe.
“I’m glad I had this experience so I can teach people about it. Obviously, I’m safe but it could have ended up a lot worse,” she said. “Be safe, you can get door stoppers, always put on the deadbolt.”
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Journalist Mark Ellwood, who has lived out of a suitcase for most of his life, pointed out that the lack of reliable data makes the topic of hotel theft “a murky one.”
Whether it’s a one- or five-star spot, hotels prefer to discourage guests from turning incidents into a statistic. “Nine times out of ten, people who have an incident [in a hotel] don’t go to the police,” criminologist Bob Arno, who specializes in travel safety, told Ellwood. Companies treat their properties as mini-republics and are not willing to make any internal figures public.
Paul Frederick, the former vice president of global security for Starwood, who now runs his own firm, added that in his experience, 90 percent of theft is in public areas, and just 10 percent occurs in rooms.
However, no matter the percentage, it’s the room-related crime that feels violating the most—an unwelcome stranger, in a supposedly safe space, going through your personal stuff.
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Here’s how people reacted to Josie’s story
NEVER leave the door unbolted when you're in a hotel. They all have various bolts, chains, and levers on the inside of the door and they're there for a reason. NEVER leave those unllocked.
Also NEVER try to break in to somebody’s room!
Load More Replies...The commentary is rather unhinged, like "irresponsible, see Madeline McCann" about a 15y old! By 16 they're allowed to drive i.e. two lethal tonnes of high-speed steel. At 12 you can travel across the country unsupervised.
IKR? And the parents weren't out drinking or partying, they were all at the beach. Maybe she got tired of the sun, and wanted to come back and take a shower before dinner. And all those comments about don't open the door. She only did so, whilst the deadbolt was on.
Load More Replies...Run immediately??? Where? If your 6 stories up and someone is trying to break into your room, where the hell are you gonna run to? Out the window? Yeah, ok. Let me just death dive out the window real quick and then I'm safe. She did a smart move though by calling for a parent.
Thank you I was thinking the same thing. And almost all hotels now the windows don't open, so where in the hell are you supposed to go? lol
Load More Replies...If you ever see this come under the door you grab it and bend it while screaming fire. Because you know you're safe behind your bolted and locked door.
If I saw this happening I wouldn't run, I would yank at the contraption and break it into smithereens. What's running from the door gonna solve?
That would be stupid. Bolt the door - and if it's not already bolted you're an idiot - and call the front desk. DO NOT leave the room until someone from the hotel shows up.
Load More Replies...“Run immediately” yeah cheers I’ll just jump out the window then.
I used to travel quite often for work, mostly on my own, and being a female solo traveler can sometimes be scary so here's my tip: BUY A DOOR JAMMER! - you can find really small ones, no bigger than your phone, it takes literally a minute to set in place and you can make sure that your hotel room door is forever stuck no matter what trick they try (unless they take the whole door down!).
He used a similar thing that criminals use in the UK to get your car keys. A lot of people leave their car keys near their front door so the crims use a wire to snag them and then drive your car away.
That's an actual useful tip right there, thanks. It's easy to keep the car keys elsewhere.
Load More Replies..."If you ever see this come under the door" -> Frankly, how much of the time that you are in a hotel room do you keep starring at the door? With the common hotel room layout of the door leading to a short floor with the bathroom door on the left or the right, chances are good the main door is not even in vision. These videos warning of abduction crimes enjoy much popularity, but if hotel room abductions were really a thing, would law enforcement not warn against it? (There is no doubt hotel rooms are often broken into, but the goal for the criminal obviously is the relatively high concentration of valuables such as money, jewelery and electronics, often even "conveniently" packed into a suitecase or backback, in combination with doors that are much easier to open than those to homes.)
I recommend having a look at the TikTok video. "Coincidentally" a creepy music is put onto the whole thing. Draw your own conclusions what this tells us.
Load More Replies...Funny the pictures show the contraction and say “run”, where are you going to run to?? Click the deadbolt and grab the contraption, then pick up the phone. 1. If someone says they are here to fix something, let them know you are confirming it with the front desk by phone and ask the to wait for confirmation, any employee would be understanding of the extra confirmation. 2. She did absolutely the right thing by saying something out loud to her pretend father, and then closing the door and dead bolting it, the next most important thing is to phone the front desk or call 911. And lastly, no matter if you are in the room just going back to pick something up or to stay longer use the dead bolt and chain if available and be aware of your surroundings at all times even when coming and going from your room.
The door wedge trick from the comments is fantastic and I'm getting one
There's a reason hotel rooms still have landlines - call security ASAP, wedge a chair under the doorknob, and yank that thing under the door and out of their hands!
How do they even get into the Hilton? I never got this. I even lock my door at home, no matter what - also prevents me from forgetting my keys, as I cannot get out without them.
Every hotel I have been to lets people just walk into the building, you don't need to be a guest.
Load More Replies...I caught a guy going through my stuff in my hotel room. It talk a few seconds to realize that he was stealing. I kicked the sh1t out of him and dragged him down to reception. He was well know to the local police. Funny thing is I couldn't report him because he hadn't stolen anything from me. I don't know what the hotel did. I was expecting a call from the manager or a free night or to but nada de nada. The staff didn't seem to have a clue what to do.
Good, practical advice that informs about a tool not widely known about. 100% staged video. Also, I have never been in a hotel without a bolt/latch you can operate from the inside.
That is a very strange hotel door. Hotel doors usually have a handle lock, some type of deadbolt AND a security bolt
The last hotel I stayed at (5 ish years ago) had a lever handle like this and then a swing bolt near the top of the door to “extra” lock it from the inside. I guess they are easier to use with a key card. Just push down and they will open instead of twisting and pushing a round k**b. Also it’s easier to open if you have arthritis or any other disabilities or your hands full of luggage and yada yada.
Load More Replies...Wow. I'm from Ocean City. My apologies to this poor girl for having to experience something so horrifying while she was here. That shouldn't happen. Surprised to hear this was at the Hilton, as opposed to some of the shadier hotels, yikes! These low-life predators are everywhere now.
I caught a guy in my room going through my stuff. It took a few seconds for it to clic that he was stealing. I kicked the sh1t out of him and dragged him down to reception. He was well know to local police. I couldn't press charges, guess why? he hadn't stolen anything!! I'm not sure what the hotel did.
my daughter and I were held up in a hotel room...by the housekeeping staff, so no locks would have stopped it from happening..those chains are pretty useless anyway, one good kick and they are in...
Why is there like no security unit on the door like a hotel door for instance?
The smartest thing was calling out "Hey, Dad! Someone's here to fix the door!" A friend was asleep in bed, middle of the night, and woke up to see a man standing at the door to her bedroom. She yelled, "Hey, Nikki! Grab the gun!" The man took off, fast. She told me later she had several thoughts: 1) She didn't have a gun in the house. 2) Her 16-year-old daughter KNEW there was no gun in the house but was smart enough to yell back, "OK!" 3) What would have happened if the man had gone to one of her daughters' rooms instead of hers?
Although any sensational thing that makes people alert and aware for their safety is great This story as a whole makes little sense. Why would she just stare at this thing until they hooked it and opened the door if she was so safety literate? That alone makes the rest of the story questionable. Why would she open the door again? How could she do so with the deadbolt on? If she meant the chain guard, anyone can break those if the door is slightly open. Thats a dumb move. She walked in a few minutes prior she knew the keycard worked and there was 0 reason for her to open that door again (not to mention all hotel doors I've ever seen have peep holes) She didn't have time time to call the police? How come? With a working deadbolt she has plenty of time. In the off chance the device part of the story was true yank that thing away "My keycard works. I'm calling front desk and the police, and keeping this device with your fingerprints as evidence" The end. Sounds made up, but good she is o
What an idiotic advice. "If you see this, run". Where tf am I supposed to run? Around the hotel room in circles? If you see that, put on the dead bolt or grab the bloody wire and yank it out of their hands. Or bend it. Or swat at it like a cat to mess with them. Any of those are better options than "run" lmao
There were a couple of things I hope her parents talked to her about. If you see the device, try to get it away from the handle. Throw the other latches and yell. Most important...never open the door. Unless you order room service don't open the door for anyone. There is no way staff would attempt a door fix without letting you know they were there and if you didn't call to get it fixed, no matter who else you share the room with, call down and check with reception. Or contact your roommate. I'm glad she's safe but opening the door? NO.
Two smart cookies-a girl and her dad. Can't say the samefor the editors of this bloated piece. It's not only long-winded but excessively illustrated with excessively large photos. Her tip doesn't come up until the 16th screen (counting the number of times I clicked 'page down'). Important advide to all when giving important advice, GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.
She should have pulled the wire from under the door and deadbolt lock the door. Then call security. Good that she called out for her dad making the predator think he was there. She should have NEVER opened the door for any reason. The repair can always come back another time if that was really a repair man.
ALWAYS DEAD-LOCK THE DOOR. NEVER open the door to verify who someone is -- and especially after they just entered your room WITHOUT KNOCKING. NO hotel employee would ever do that. With the door bolted, call the front desk and ask them to call the police. Then, YOU call the police and make sure you speak with an officer directly. THIS WAY, you are making it harder for creeps to hurt someone who won't be as lucky as she was. If you're not a part of the solution, you're a part of the problem. More people should teach their children safety measures against intruder/attackers instead of how to take selfies.
Similar discussion with my grandmother. Somebody was outside knocking and pounding on the doorbell. Out of fear, she hid under the dining room table. As some time passed she never, but should have, let them think she was. After some time passed (who knows how long) a brick came flying through the window. She screamed and they went away. Needless to say, the following day she was moved out of that house forever.
Not smart. She opened the door, then dead bolted it AFTER seeing it was someone she didn't know. Always dead bolt your door when in a hotel. (Speaking as someone who has worked in hotels. And NEVER let your children walk the hotel hallways alone, to get ice, view the pool, go to the gift shop, etc. Awful things happen when children are alone... parents need to wise up. No idea why they think a hotel hallway or elevator is safe for unattended children).
I do wish people would read what they are replying to, before they reply to it--it would probably change the entire world. "[T]he rest of my family was down at the beach.” How does this translate to mean that the parents were out drinking and partying?! Further, why does Bored Panda even include these random absurdities in so many posts?
Thanks for the tips, stone-face “CEO” wanna b.^^ Calling to a tough/male figure is a smart move. But dumb enough to use TikTok, so China can steal all your data? A wedge can be pushed inwards with a knife, steel bar, etc. I wouldn’t rely on it >70%. The bolt is the key, always! + Having police/reception ready on speed dial. The sneezebag in the video needs his head smashed in with a table leg....
Why would China bother to steal her data when US firms are already using it? If you're posting this from anything but a library computer, all sorts of firms have your data.
Load More Replies...I travelled a lot by myself for work. I was an adult woman traveling alone. My first thing, after locking the door immediately, is th stand the ironing board against the door at just the right angl
Sorry hit a button. Anyway, you get the point
Load More Replies...I agree with those who questioned where someone has to run to to. That is not an option. Always keep the dead bolt on and ask to change rooms if it does not work. As a former hotel employee, I have two further comments: 1. Ask the person for their name and call the front desk to verify them 2. It is not necessary for an employee to enter the guest room to fix the lock. They replace the battery from the hallway side.
*Sigh* why do hotel invaders exist in the first place? Like, seriously? Why must people be so... eugh
We shouldn't have to teach kids what to do in these situations, there shouldn't be these situations. Instead of teaching kids how to not get attacked how about we teach consent and not to attack others? It should be drilled into kids in school. If we taught kids to respect others the instances of these incidents would reduce. I'm not saying they'd stop all together because you'll always get scumbags who like to cause fear.
Teaching both respect and survival is a good idea. As you've pointed out, attacks and potential attacks won't stop altogether, so learning safety techniques is valuable.
Load More Replies...My parents left me alone in the room to go out for dinner. I was tired after a long day at the beach. So why not?
That dude who was trying to break is one chromosome away from becoming a potato.
Pepper spray, kick'm in the balls. Man down, cops called. Keep macing if needed.
If her dad is a cop, why did she not already know to have that door latched, bolted, not just rely on the keycard "lock"? I am curious about that, but the "Hey Dad" call-out is a classic deterrent.
No, but the public only finds out about such cases and situations. Who knows how many other different people got in trouble. I'm a daughter whose parents are both professors, but I've always known that I just need to say as loudly as possible, "Dad, they need you for..." I was never scared, but I also knew that I would never open the door, if I was alone.
Load More Replies...NEVER leave the door unbolted when you're in a hotel. They all have various bolts, chains, and levers on the inside of the door and they're there for a reason. NEVER leave those unllocked.
Also NEVER try to break in to somebody’s room!
Load More Replies...The commentary is rather unhinged, like "irresponsible, see Madeline McCann" about a 15y old! By 16 they're allowed to drive i.e. two lethal tonnes of high-speed steel. At 12 you can travel across the country unsupervised.
IKR? And the parents weren't out drinking or partying, they were all at the beach. Maybe she got tired of the sun, and wanted to come back and take a shower before dinner. And all those comments about don't open the door. She only did so, whilst the deadbolt was on.
Load More Replies...Run immediately??? Where? If your 6 stories up and someone is trying to break into your room, where the hell are you gonna run to? Out the window? Yeah, ok. Let me just death dive out the window real quick and then I'm safe. She did a smart move though by calling for a parent.
Thank you I was thinking the same thing. And almost all hotels now the windows don't open, so where in the hell are you supposed to go? lol
Load More Replies...If you ever see this come under the door you grab it and bend it while screaming fire. Because you know you're safe behind your bolted and locked door.
If I saw this happening I wouldn't run, I would yank at the contraption and break it into smithereens. What's running from the door gonna solve?
That would be stupid. Bolt the door - and if it's not already bolted you're an idiot - and call the front desk. DO NOT leave the room until someone from the hotel shows up.
Load More Replies...“Run immediately” yeah cheers I’ll just jump out the window then.
I used to travel quite often for work, mostly on my own, and being a female solo traveler can sometimes be scary so here's my tip: BUY A DOOR JAMMER! - you can find really small ones, no bigger than your phone, it takes literally a minute to set in place and you can make sure that your hotel room door is forever stuck no matter what trick they try (unless they take the whole door down!).
He used a similar thing that criminals use in the UK to get your car keys. A lot of people leave their car keys near their front door so the crims use a wire to snag them and then drive your car away.
That's an actual useful tip right there, thanks. It's easy to keep the car keys elsewhere.
Load More Replies..."If you ever see this come under the door" -> Frankly, how much of the time that you are in a hotel room do you keep starring at the door? With the common hotel room layout of the door leading to a short floor with the bathroom door on the left or the right, chances are good the main door is not even in vision. These videos warning of abduction crimes enjoy much popularity, but if hotel room abductions were really a thing, would law enforcement not warn against it? (There is no doubt hotel rooms are often broken into, but the goal for the criminal obviously is the relatively high concentration of valuables such as money, jewelery and electronics, often even "conveniently" packed into a suitecase or backback, in combination with doors that are much easier to open than those to homes.)
I recommend having a look at the TikTok video. "Coincidentally" a creepy music is put onto the whole thing. Draw your own conclusions what this tells us.
Load More Replies...Funny the pictures show the contraction and say “run”, where are you going to run to?? Click the deadbolt and grab the contraption, then pick up the phone. 1. If someone says they are here to fix something, let them know you are confirming it with the front desk by phone and ask the to wait for confirmation, any employee would be understanding of the extra confirmation. 2. She did absolutely the right thing by saying something out loud to her pretend father, and then closing the door and dead bolting it, the next most important thing is to phone the front desk or call 911. And lastly, no matter if you are in the room just going back to pick something up or to stay longer use the dead bolt and chain if available and be aware of your surroundings at all times even when coming and going from your room.
The door wedge trick from the comments is fantastic and I'm getting one
There's a reason hotel rooms still have landlines - call security ASAP, wedge a chair under the doorknob, and yank that thing under the door and out of their hands!
How do they even get into the Hilton? I never got this. I even lock my door at home, no matter what - also prevents me from forgetting my keys, as I cannot get out without them.
Every hotel I have been to lets people just walk into the building, you don't need to be a guest.
Load More Replies...I caught a guy going through my stuff in my hotel room. It talk a few seconds to realize that he was stealing. I kicked the sh1t out of him and dragged him down to reception. He was well know to the local police. Funny thing is I couldn't report him because he hadn't stolen anything from me. I don't know what the hotel did. I was expecting a call from the manager or a free night or to but nada de nada. The staff didn't seem to have a clue what to do.
Good, practical advice that informs about a tool not widely known about. 100% staged video. Also, I have never been in a hotel without a bolt/latch you can operate from the inside.
That is a very strange hotel door. Hotel doors usually have a handle lock, some type of deadbolt AND a security bolt
The last hotel I stayed at (5 ish years ago) had a lever handle like this and then a swing bolt near the top of the door to “extra” lock it from the inside. I guess they are easier to use with a key card. Just push down and they will open instead of twisting and pushing a round k**b. Also it’s easier to open if you have arthritis or any other disabilities or your hands full of luggage and yada yada.
Load More Replies...Wow. I'm from Ocean City. My apologies to this poor girl for having to experience something so horrifying while she was here. That shouldn't happen. Surprised to hear this was at the Hilton, as opposed to some of the shadier hotels, yikes! These low-life predators are everywhere now.
I caught a guy in my room going through my stuff. It took a few seconds for it to clic that he was stealing. I kicked the sh1t out of him and dragged him down to reception. He was well know to local police. I couldn't press charges, guess why? he hadn't stolen anything!! I'm not sure what the hotel did.
my daughter and I were held up in a hotel room...by the housekeeping staff, so no locks would have stopped it from happening..those chains are pretty useless anyway, one good kick and they are in...
Why is there like no security unit on the door like a hotel door for instance?
The smartest thing was calling out "Hey, Dad! Someone's here to fix the door!" A friend was asleep in bed, middle of the night, and woke up to see a man standing at the door to her bedroom. She yelled, "Hey, Nikki! Grab the gun!" The man took off, fast. She told me later she had several thoughts: 1) She didn't have a gun in the house. 2) Her 16-year-old daughter KNEW there was no gun in the house but was smart enough to yell back, "OK!" 3) What would have happened if the man had gone to one of her daughters' rooms instead of hers?
Although any sensational thing that makes people alert and aware for their safety is great This story as a whole makes little sense. Why would she just stare at this thing until they hooked it and opened the door if she was so safety literate? That alone makes the rest of the story questionable. Why would she open the door again? How could she do so with the deadbolt on? If she meant the chain guard, anyone can break those if the door is slightly open. Thats a dumb move. She walked in a few minutes prior she knew the keycard worked and there was 0 reason for her to open that door again (not to mention all hotel doors I've ever seen have peep holes) She didn't have time time to call the police? How come? With a working deadbolt she has plenty of time. In the off chance the device part of the story was true yank that thing away "My keycard works. I'm calling front desk and the police, and keeping this device with your fingerprints as evidence" The end. Sounds made up, but good she is o
What an idiotic advice. "If you see this, run". Where tf am I supposed to run? Around the hotel room in circles? If you see that, put on the dead bolt or grab the bloody wire and yank it out of their hands. Or bend it. Or swat at it like a cat to mess with them. Any of those are better options than "run" lmao
There were a couple of things I hope her parents talked to her about. If you see the device, try to get it away from the handle. Throw the other latches and yell. Most important...never open the door. Unless you order room service don't open the door for anyone. There is no way staff would attempt a door fix without letting you know they were there and if you didn't call to get it fixed, no matter who else you share the room with, call down and check with reception. Or contact your roommate. I'm glad she's safe but opening the door? NO.
Two smart cookies-a girl and her dad. Can't say the samefor the editors of this bloated piece. It's not only long-winded but excessively illustrated with excessively large photos. Her tip doesn't come up until the 16th screen (counting the number of times I clicked 'page down'). Important advide to all when giving important advice, GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.
She should have pulled the wire from under the door and deadbolt lock the door. Then call security. Good that she called out for her dad making the predator think he was there. She should have NEVER opened the door for any reason. The repair can always come back another time if that was really a repair man.
ALWAYS DEAD-LOCK THE DOOR. NEVER open the door to verify who someone is -- and especially after they just entered your room WITHOUT KNOCKING. NO hotel employee would ever do that. With the door bolted, call the front desk and ask them to call the police. Then, YOU call the police and make sure you speak with an officer directly. THIS WAY, you are making it harder for creeps to hurt someone who won't be as lucky as she was. If you're not a part of the solution, you're a part of the problem. More people should teach their children safety measures against intruder/attackers instead of how to take selfies.
Similar discussion with my grandmother. Somebody was outside knocking and pounding on the doorbell. Out of fear, she hid under the dining room table. As some time passed she never, but should have, let them think she was. After some time passed (who knows how long) a brick came flying through the window. She screamed and they went away. Needless to say, the following day she was moved out of that house forever.
Not smart. She opened the door, then dead bolted it AFTER seeing it was someone she didn't know. Always dead bolt your door when in a hotel. (Speaking as someone who has worked in hotels. And NEVER let your children walk the hotel hallways alone, to get ice, view the pool, go to the gift shop, etc. Awful things happen when children are alone... parents need to wise up. No idea why they think a hotel hallway or elevator is safe for unattended children).
I do wish people would read what they are replying to, before they reply to it--it would probably change the entire world. "[T]he rest of my family was down at the beach.” How does this translate to mean that the parents were out drinking and partying?! Further, why does Bored Panda even include these random absurdities in so many posts?
Thanks for the tips, stone-face “CEO” wanna b.^^ Calling to a tough/male figure is a smart move. But dumb enough to use TikTok, so China can steal all your data? A wedge can be pushed inwards with a knife, steel bar, etc. I wouldn’t rely on it >70%. The bolt is the key, always! + Having police/reception ready on speed dial. The sneezebag in the video needs his head smashed in with a table leg....
Why would China bother to steal her data when US firms are already using it? If you're posting this from anything but a library computer, all sorts of firms have your data.
Load More Replies...I travelled a lot by myself for work. I was an adult woman traveling alone. My first thing, after locking the door immediately, is th stand the ironing board against the door at just the right angl
Sorry hit a button. Anyway, you get the point
Load More Replies...I agree with those who questioned where someone has to run to to. That is not an option. Always keep the dead bolt on and ask to change rooms if it does not work. As a former hotel employee, I have two further comments: 1. Ask the person for their name and call the front desk to verify them 2. It is not necessary for an employee to enter the guest room to fix the lock. They replace the battery from the hallway side.
*Sigh* why do hotel invaders exist in the first place? Like, seriously? Why must people be so... eugh
We shouldn't have to teach kids what to do in these situations, there shouldn't be these situations. Instead of teaching kids how to not get attacked how about we teach consent and not to attack others? It should be drilled into kids in school. If we taught kids to respect others the instances of these incidents would reduce. I'm not saying they'd stop all together because you'll always get scumbags who like to cause fear.
Teaching both respect and survival is a good idea. As you've pointed out, attacks and potential attacks won't stop altogether, so learning safety techniques is valuable.
Load More Replies...My parents left me alone in the room to go out for dinner. I was tired after a long day at the beach. So why not?
That dude who was trying to break is one chromosome away from becoming a potato.
Pepper spray, kick'm in the balls. Man down, cops called. Keep macing if needed.
If her dad is a cop, why did she not already know to have that door latched, bolted, not just rely on the keycard "lock"? I am curious about that, but the "Hey Dad" call-out is a classic deterrent.
No, but the public only finds out about such cases and situations. Who knows how many other different people got in trouble. I'm a daughter whose parents are both professors, but I've always known that I just need to say as loudly as possible, "Dad, they need you for..." I was never scared, but I also knew that I would never open the door, if I was alone.
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